OSHA Inspection: ROBERT A. MURRIN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  Site- Employees working from an outrigger scaffold were not protected from a falls of approximately 19 feet while installing roofing materials.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    Site- Employees working from the roof were exposed to a fall of more than 20 feet where fall protection was not adequately utilized.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A):  The safety platform was not firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks:  JLG Lift - Two employees were exposed to falls of approximately 20 feet while working on a platform which was not secured to the lift.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:  a.  Employees were working on an outrigger scaffold which was not fully planked or decked while they were working at the roof level.  b.  Employees were working on a pole / carpenter bracket scaffold which was not fully planked or decked while they were installing trim board between the first and second levels.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(ii):  Modifications and / or additions which affected the capacity or safe operation of the equipment were not made without the manufacturer's written approval.  Additionally, when such modifications or changes were made, the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals were not changed accordingly:  a.  A personnel lift was used on the JLG lift without the manufacturer's written approval which identified the new capacity, operation and instruction plates.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.300(b)(1):  When power operated tools were designed to accommodate guards, they were not  equipped with such guards when in use:  a.  Employees were using a Hilti AG 500-11S angle grinder without the required guard.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(7):  On scaffolds where platforms were overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap shall occur only over supports, and was less than 12 inches (30 cm) unless the platforms were nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement:  Outrigger Scaffold - Employees were exposed to an approximately 19 foot fall while working on an outrigger scaffold where the platforms were not overlapped over supports and were not either nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent collapse.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(i)(3):The fulcrum point of outrigger beams did not rest on secure bearings at least 6 inches (15.2 cm) in each horizontal dimension:  The multiple fulcrum points on the outrigger scaffold were not resting on bearings.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(i)(6):  The entire supporting structure shall be securely braced to prevent any horizontal movement.  The Outrigger scaffold was not braced to eliminate horizontal movement to prevent collapse.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(i)(7):To prevent their displacement, platform units were not nailed, bolted, or otherwise secured to outriggers:  Outrigger Scaffold - Employees were exposed to falls and platform collapse where platforms such as the metal platform / pick was not secured to the outriggers.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(i)(8):Scaffolds and scaffold components were not designed by a registered professional engineer and be constructed and loaded in accordance with such design:  The outrigger scaffold was not designed by a professional engineer.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(i):At least one handrail:  First Floor and Basement - The stairway was not equipped with at least one handrail to prevent falls.

Issued

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(ii):One stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge.  First Floor and Basement - The stairs were not not equipped with a stair rail system along the unprotected side or edge.