OSHA Inspection: RIVERSIDE SERVICES LLC

Issued

Jun 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,702 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:   (a) Backside of the building - On or about February 12, 2025, the employer exposed employees and subcontractor employees to a struck-by hazard, in that head protection was not worn where overhead work was performed.

Issued

Jun 6, 2025

Abate by

Jun 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,702 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(8):Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface:  (a)   Backside of the building - On or about February 12, 2025, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that an employee directly accessed an elevated personnel basket that was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches from the building frame.

Issued

Jun 6, 2025

Abate by

Jul 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.   (a )   Backside of the building - On or about February 12, 2025, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that employees were not trained to recognize and the procedures to control or minimize scaffold hazards.

Issued

Jun 6, 2025

Abate by

Jun 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $2,128 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.   (a) Backside of the building - On or about February 12, 2025, the employer exposed employees and subcontractor employees to a struck-by hazard, in that the employer did not ensure employees and subcontractor employees did not stand under the suspended load of a forklift.

Issued

Jun 6, 2025

Abate by

Jul 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,979 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.760(a)(1):Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems:  (a) Backside of the building - On or about February 12, 2025, the employer exposed subcontractor employees to a fall hazard, in that fall protection was not worn while subcontractor employees connected the building frame with an approximately 17 ' fall to ground distance.

Issued

Jun 6, 2025

Abate by

Jun 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $2,128 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a) Backside of the building - On or about February 12, 2025, the employer exposed subcontractor employees to a fall hazard, in that subcontractor employees used an extension ladder to access the building frame that did not have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Jun 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13):The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  (a) Backside of the building - On or about February 12, 2025, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that an employee was allowed to sit on the top of a 10' step ladder to perform work.

Issued

Jun 6, 2025

Abate by

Jul 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders as necessary, enabling each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.   (a)   Backside of the building - On or about February 12, 2025, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that employees and subcontractor employees were not trained in ladder safety.

Issued

Jun 6, 2025

Abate by

Jul 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(d):The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under paragraph (d) of this section are identical to those set forth at paragraph (l) of 29 CFR 1910.178.   (a)   Back of the building and roof - On or about February 12, 2025, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees and subcontractor employees to a struck-by hazard, in that the employer did not ensure forklift operators were trained in accordance with 1910.178(l) prior to operation of a forklift.