OSHA Inspection: DOUBLE DIAMOND MANAGEMENT CORP.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7853.00 · Current $6600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(7): Grab bars did not extend 42 inches (1.1m) above the access level or landing platforms served by the ladder:    a) Ski Lift #1:  There was no grab bar to the ladder which accessed the lower ski lift #1 engine room (bunker), as observed on or about December 11, 2017.    Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): The employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used:  a) Ski Lift #1: The ladderway access hole to the ski lift #1 engine room was not protected when the hatch cover was removed during entry, as observed on or about December 11, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) Ski Lift Tower #3: The ladder access platform to the elevated engine room was not equipped with fall protection along the left side exposing employees to an 11 foot fall hazard, as observed on or about December11, 2017.  Abatement Observed During Inspection

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6282.00 · Current $5277.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    a) Compressor building: The rear emergency exit door was locked closed by a board placed through the panic hardware and secured against the door frame, as observed on or about December 11, 2017.    Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit routes were not arranged so that employees would not have to travel toward a high hazard area, nor was the path of travel effectively shielded from the high hazard area by suitable partitions or other physical barriers:  a) Compressor building: Flammable liquids and gases were being stored in near proximity to the single accessible emergency exit from the building, as observed on or about December 11, 2017.  Abatement Observed During Inspection

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  a) Compressor building: The two emergency exit doors from the building were not marked by signs reading "EXIT", as observed on or about December 11, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $10647.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a) Entire Location: The employer did not establish an energy control program for employees who perform maintenance or servicing of equipment including, but not limited to, snow making and grooming equipment, ski lifts and electrical components, on or about December 11, 2017.    Abatement Certification and Documentation Required

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $10647.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee was exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or near them:    a) Ski Slope: Employees attempted to remove a circuit breaker from snow gun #22 electrical cabinet (480V) without de-energizing the system resulting in an arc flash and an employee sustaining severe burn injuries, on or about December 7, 2017.    Abatement Certification and Documentation Required

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:  a) Ski Slope: Employees were not trained in or familiar with safety related work practices in that an employee sustained severe burn injuries while attempting to remove a circuit breaker from snow gun #22 electrical cabinet (480V) without de-energizing the system, on or about December 7, 2017.  Abatement Certification and Documentation Required

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6282.00 · Current $5277.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    a) Compressor building: Live electrical parts in the main panel board, operating at 480 volts, were not guarded against accidental contact, as observed on or about December 11, 2017.    Abatement Observed During Inspection.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): Electric equipment was not installed in a neat and workmanlike manner. There were damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating:  a) Compressor building: The conduit to an electrical receptacle was damaged and separated from the box exposing the energized conductors to contact, as observed on or about December 11, 2017.  b) Ski Lift #1 Engine Room: The conduit to an electrical receptacle was damaged separated exposing the energized conductors to contact, as observed on or about December 11, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a) Compressor building: Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about an electrical disconnect box to permit ready and safe operation, as observed on or about December 11, 2017.  Abatement Observed During Inspection.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4712.00 · Current $4122.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/ or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A) through (F) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv):    a) Ski lift #1 Engine Room: Flexible cords were being used as a substitute for fixed wiring of the structure (lights and equipment) and flexible cords were attached to building surfaces, as observed on or about December 11, 2017.    Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a) Compressor building: A flexible cord (240V) connected to the bottom of an electrical disconnect box was not provided with strain relief and the energized conductors were exposed, as observed on or about December 11, 2017.  Abatement Observed During Inspection.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    a) Ski lift #1: The employer did not evaluate the work place, including the ski lift #1 engine room pit, to determine if the spaces were permit required confined spaces, on or about December 11, 2017.    Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  a) Maintenance: The employer did not verify that a personal protective equipment work place hazard assessment had been performed, on or about December 11, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.