OSHA Inspection: FOWLER CORPORATION

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):  Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 1926.652(c):      a)  Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-in while working in a trench measuring approximately 8.2 feet in depth.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:      a)  Ladders used by employees to gain access to the working surface did not have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the surface.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while using an a-frame ladder without its metal spreaders or locking devices in the open position.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii):  Where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, receptacles were not protected with ground fault circuit interrupters when on a two-wire, single- phase portable or vehicle-mounted generator rated more than 5kW, or where the circuit conductors of the generator were not insulated from the generator frame and all other grounded surfaces:    a)  Employees were using three-wire 120/240 Volt, Honda EB 5000x generator with receptacle not protected with ground fault circuit interrupters to power tools onsite.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).