OSHA Inspection: WALDOS CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

Dec 4, 2024

Abate by

Jan 8, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,098 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:      (a) On or about June 7, 2024, and at times prior to, at a construction site located at or near SW of I-94, exit 208, employees working inside a wood framed storage building where trusses were being installed overhead were not protected from falling objects by protective helmets.

Issued

Dec 4, 2024

Abate by

Jan 8, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,098 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design:    (a) On June 7, 2024, at a construction site located at or near SW of I-94, exit 208, the employer was using a personnel/platform attached to a JLG SKY TRAK 8042 rough terrain forklift to raise and lower personnel for the installation of roof trusses, where the platform width extended more than 10 inches beyond the width of the forklift wheelbase.      Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ensure that all platforms used for elevating personnel with a rough terrain forklift truck comply with the design requirements specified in ANSI/ITSDF B56.6-2011, American National Standards Institute/Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation, "Safety Standards for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks",  Section 8.24.1, Platforms for Elevating Personnel, in the following areas: (1)Paragraph (b) which states, "floor dimensions which shall not exceed two times the load center distance listed on the rough terrain forklift truck nameplate, measured parallel to the longitudinal center plane of the truck, nor have a length greater than the overall width of the truck measured across the load bearing tires plus 10 in. (250 mm) on either side. (2) Paragraph (f) which states, "information prominently indicated on the platform: (1) maximum workload including personnel and equipment; (2) weight of empty platform."

Issued

Dec 4, 2024

Abate by

Jan 8, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,098 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:    (a) On June 7, 2024, at a construction site located at or near SW of I-94, exit 208, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 10 feet while working from a personnel platform attached to a JLG SKY TRAK 8042 rough terrain forklift during the installation of roof trusses. The platform was not equipped the guardrails on all four sides and employees were not utilizing full body harnesses and lanyards.

Issued

Dec 4, 2024

Abate by

Jan 8, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,098 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A safety harness with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:    (a) On June 7, 2024, at a construction site located at or near SW of I-94, exit 208, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while using an JLG Lift 600S aerial lift to raise and lower personnel for the installation of roof trusses without a full body harness and lanyard.

Issued

Dec 4, 2024

Abate by

Jan 8, 2025

Penalty

Initial $70,982 · Current $40,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by and crushing hazards created by a structural collapse:    (a) On or about June 7,2024 and at times prior to, at a construction site located at or near SW of I-94, exit 208, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from struck-by and crushing hazards while setting the 80-foot-wide roof trusses on a commercial property without proper installation of temporary bracing, without a temporary restraint/bracing system designed by a Registered Design Professional Engineer, and without installing the permanent  bracing required by the design engineer's plans. Employees working on, near, and underneath the truss systems were injured as a result of the structural collapse of the roof structure during truss setting operations.    Abatement Note: Acceptable and feasible means to abate this hazard include following the manufacturer/design engineer building plans and referring to the Building Component Safety Information ("BCSI") manual for wood truss bracing requirements.

Issued

Dec 4, 2024

Abate by

Jan 8, 2025

Penalty

Initial $70,982 · Current $40,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Employees walking/working on a surface 6 feet (1.8m) or more above lower levels that are not addressed in 1926.500(a)(2) or in 501(b)(1) through (b)(14) were not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:    (a) On June 7, 2024, at a construction site located at or near SW of I-94, exit 208, employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 6' while working from the top plate during the installation of roof trusses on a wood framed shop structure without the proper use of fall protection devices.