OSHA Inspection: TRI-ANGLE ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

Issued

2017-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):     On or about March 16, 2017, the employer did not initiate or maintain a program that provided employees with frequent and regular site inspections, exposing employees to the hazard associated with  performing service and maintenance work on heating ventilation and cooling systems.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2017-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:       On or about March 16, 2017, the employer did not instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions while performing service and maintenance work on heating ventilation and cooling systems, exposing employees to the hazards associated with performing heating and ventilation work.      Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2017-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:     On or about March 16, 2017, the employer did not provide a training program for employees who are required to use ladders, exposing the employees to the hazard associated with using ladders.     Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2017-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):    On or about March 16, 2017, an employee was exposed to a fall while working from a non-self supporting ladder that was set up at an angle greater than allowed by than one-quarter of the ladders working length.      Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2017-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four hours.     On March 16, 2017, an employee was injured and hospitalized as a result of a work-related incident.  The employer did not report the hospitalization of an employee within twenty-four hours.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).