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OSHA Inspection: FORTRESS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING CORP.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of FORTRESS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING CORP. in VETERANS DR & FORT PLADSEN, ST THOMAS, VI 00801 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 339160699.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
FORTRESS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING CORP.
Site address
VETERANS DR & FORT PLADSEN
City
ST THOMAS
State
VI
ZIP
00801
Mailing
114 SUB BASE, ST THOMAS, VI 00801

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
237130
Employees
12
Ownership type
A

Citations

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.1053 B01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1020.00 · Current $663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support:    On or about 06/24/13, at Veterans Drive & Fort Pladsen Street, St Thomas, VI, employees were using a ladder to access the roof, the side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.    PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $663
  • — Z (S) $1020

1926.1053 B04

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1020.00 · Current $663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed:    On or about 06/24/13, at Veterans Drive & Fort Pladsen Street, St Thomas, VI, employees were observed working from and using a stepladder as a non-self-supporting ladder.    PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $663
  • — Z (S) $1020

1926.1053 B20

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(20): When ascending or descending a ladder, the user shall face the ladder:  On or about 06/24/13, at Veterans Drive & Fort Pladsen Street, St Thomas, VI, employees were working from a stepladder, the employees were not facing the ladder while descending from it.  PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339160699.