OSHA Inspection: AMD CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:    On or about January 27, 2016, the employer did not ensure a job made scaffold used by an employee was designed by a qualified person.  The scaffold design lacked the required capacity ratings, safety factors, and stability assurance, exposing the employee to the hazard of falls.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  On or about January 27, 2016, the employer did not ensure the scaffold platform was at least 18 inches in width, exposing the employee to the hazard of falls.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:  On or about January 27, 2016, the employer did not ensure footings of a job made scaffold were level and capable of supporting the load, exposing the employee to the hazard of falls.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    On or about January 27, 2016, the employer had not provided scaffold safety training to an employee working from a job made scaffold, exposing the employee to the hazard of falls.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     On or about January 27, 2016, the employer did not ensure fall protection was provided to an employee engaged in residential construction at a height greater than 6 feet above the ground (lower level), exposing the employee to the hazard of falls.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    On or about January 27, 2016, the employer did not provide fall protection training to an employee working at heights greater than 6 feet, exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    On or about January 27, 2016, the employer did not ensure the side rails of a six foot extension ladder used to access the rafters extended at least 3 feet above the landing, exposing employees to the hazard of falls.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:    On or about January 27, 2016, the employer allowed the top rung (step) of a step ladder to be used as a step, exposing the employee to the hazard of falls.