Inspection Type |
Referral
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Scope |
Partial
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2022-04-21
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Emphasis |
L: FALL
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Case Closed |
2023-03-01
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Related Activity
Type |
Referral |
Activity Nr |
1889249 |
Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260020 B02 |
Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-09-02 |
Current Penalty |
1109.5 |
Initial Penalty |
1585.0 |
Final Order |
2022-09-29 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
4 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person: a) On April 21, 2022, and times prior the employer did not have an effective system in place to identify and correct hazards to which their employees were exposed. These include various fall hazards such as using concrete form panels as ladders, fall protection not used when working on the upper deck, a stair or ramp was not used where the break in elevation was greater than 19 inches, and working from scaffold planks that were six inches wide. Note) Certification of corrective action is required for this item. |
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Citation ID |
01001B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260020 B03 |
Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-09-09 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2022-09-29 |
Nr Instances |
3 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(3): The use of any machinery, tool, material, or equipment was not in compliance with applicable requirement of this part: a) On April 21, 2022, and times prior employees used the back of concrete form panels at multiple locations as ladders for access to scaffolds and the upper deck. Note) Certification of proper corrective action is required for this item. |
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Citation ID |
01002A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260501 B01 |
Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-09-09 |
Current Penalty |
1479.1 |
Initial Penalty |
2113.0 |
Final Order |
2022-09-29 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
4 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall protection: a) On April 21, 2022, and times prior employees pouring and smoothing cement for a concrete potato barn were not protected from falls between 9 and 10 feet to the concrete floor and ground below. Note) Certification of corrective action is required for this item. |
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Citation ID |
01002B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260501 B02 I |
Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-09-02 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2022-09-29 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
4 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(i): Each employee who was constructing a leading edge 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) On April 21, 2022, and times prior employees pouring and smoothing cement for a concrete potato barn were not protected from 9 to 10 foot falls to the concrete floor and ground below. Note) Certification of corrective action is required for this item. |
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Citation ID |
01003A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19261051 A |
Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-09-02 |
Current Penalty |
1109.5 |
Initial Penalty |
1585.0 |
Final Order |
2022-09-29 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided: a) On April 21, 2022, and times prior the area used by employees for access into the work area on the west end of the building was 26 inches high. The area used by employees to access the east end work area was 53 inches high. Note) Certification of corrective action is required. |
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Citation ID |
01003B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2022-09-29 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used: a) On April 21, 2022, and times prior employees used concrete form panels at multiple locations for access up to scaffold that was located along the outside walls and was 8 feet above the ground. Note) Corrected during inspection. |
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Citation ID |
01004 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 B02 |
Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
Current Penalty |
1109.5 |
Initial Penalty |
1585.0 |
Final Order |
2022-09-29 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Each scaffold platform and walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide: a) On April 21, 2022 and at times prior employees worked from a 6 inch wide scaffold planks supported by brackets along the outside of the concrete building. Note) Corrected during inspection. |
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