OSHA Inspection: TRI-COUNTY CONTRACTING,INC.

Issued

Feb 12, 2016

Abate by

Feb 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    (a) An employee was allowed to operate a Genie GTH 1056 Rough Terrain Forklift prior to successful completion of forklift training.

Issued

Feb 12, 2016

Abate by

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    (a)  The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.

Issued

Feb 12, 2016

Abate by

Feb 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.    (a)  The portable ladder being used to access the roof deck was defective and was not tagged "Do Not Use" or removed from service.

Issued

Feb 12, 2016

Abate by

Feb 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $17,500 · Current $11,532 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.    (a) Employees conducting roofing activities on a flat roof were not protected from falling to the lower level.       The Tri-County Contracting Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 943526, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on January 14, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 8600 Green Bay Rd., Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158.