| Inspection Type |
Referral
|
| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2018-04-24
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL
|
| Case Closed |
2018-12-12
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1333822 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260404 B01 II |
| Issuance Date |
2018-06-19 |
| Current Penalty |
1500.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2217.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-07-11 |
| Final Order |
2018-11-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupters for personal protection: a) First floor, barber shop area, on or about 4-24-18: Employees were operating various power tools, powered through an extension cord that was plugged in to a receptacle that was not protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). |
|
| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260404 F06 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-06-19 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-07-11 |
| Final Order |
2018-11-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous: a) First floor, barber area, on or about 4-24-18: Employees were operating various power tools, powered through a receptacle and extension cord that was plugged into a receptacle that did not have a continuous path to ground due to improper internal wiring. |
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| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260405 A02 II J |
| Issuance Date |
2018-06-19 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-07-11 |
| Final Order |
2018-11-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(J): Extension cord sets used with portable electric tools and appliances were not designed for hard or extra-hard usage: a) Third floor, stairway, on or about 4-24-18: Employees were operating various power tools, using a two-wire flat cord and a lamp cord that were not of the three-wire type and not designed for hard or extra hard usage. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-06-19 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2772.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-07-11 |
| Final Order |
2018-11-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) Entire roof area, on or about 4-22-18: Employees were performing roof work on a flat roof of a four story building without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 38 feet. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260502 D06 III |
| Issuance Date |
2018-06-19 |
| Current Penalty |
1500.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2772.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-07-11 |
| Final Order |
2018-11-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(iii): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself: a) Center of roof, on or about 4-24-18: Two employees were installing wood blocking to the edge of a flat roof, both with their snap hooks engaged to a single D-ring to which another connector was attached. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260503 A02 III |
| Issuance Date |
2018-06-19 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-07-02 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-07-11 |
| Final Order |
2018-11-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the use and operation of guardrail systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used: a) Entire roof area, on or about 4-22-18: Employees were working on a flat roof without training by a competent person in the proper use personal fall arrest systems. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM |
|
| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-06-19 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2217.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-07-11 |
| Final Order |
2018-11-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Because of the ladder's length, the ladder side rails did not extend to at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: a) Fourth floor attic space, on or about 4-24-18: Employees were accessing a roof via a built in, semi-fixed wood ladder that was not 3 feet above the landing surface, in that the top of the ladder was 18 inches below the landing surface, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 8 feet. |
|
|
| Inspection Type |
Prog Related
|
| Scope |
Complete
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2018-02-27
|
| Emphasis |
L: LOCALTARG, P: FALL, L: FALL
|
| Case Closed |
2018-09-20
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260502 D15 II |
| Issuance Date |
2018-04-24 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-04-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-05-16 |
| Final Order |
2018-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15)(ii): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached, and not installed under the supervision of a qualified person. a) At the jobsite, on the roof, on or about 2/27/18: An employee was connected to a roof peak anchor that was not connected according to manufacturers instructions; in fact it was connected with only 3 fasteners on one side. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260502 D16 III |
| Issuance Date |
2018-04-24 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-04-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-05-16 |
| Final Order |
2018-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: a) At the jobsite, on the roof, on or about 2/27/18: An employee was connected to a lifeline that; in the event of a fall, would ensure more than 6 feet of free-fall. |
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