| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2018-08-06
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| Emphasis |
P: FEDCONST, L: FEDCONST
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| Case Closed |
2019-01-17
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260051 F03 I |
| Issuance Date |
2018-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-01-03 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4240.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-01-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
7 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(i): Lavatories were not made available in all places of employment: a) On or about August 6, 2018, employees were exposed to health hazards after using portable toilet facilities adjacent to the construction office trailer and the employer did not make a lavatory available. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 E09 I |
| Issuance Date |
2018-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-01-03 |
| Current Penalty |
10000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
11641.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-01-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(i): The employer did not provide safe means of access for each employee erecting or dismantling a scaffold where the provision of safe access is feasible and does not create a greater hazard. The employer did not have a competent person determine whether it is feasible or would pose a greater hazard to provide, and have employees use a safe means of access. This determination was not based on site conditions and the type of scaffold being erected or dismantled: On or about July 9, 2018, Unit #3 penstock, employees performing scaffold dismantling were exposed to fall hazards where the employer did not provide safe means of access for each employee dismantling a scaffold. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G02 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-01-03 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-01-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not have a competent person determine the feasibility and safety of providing fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds. Employers did not provide fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds where the installation and use of such protection is feasible and does not create a greater hazard: On or about July 9, 2018, Unit #3 penstock, employees performing scaffold dismantling were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 155 feet and the employer did not provide fall protection for employees dismantling a scaffold. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B15 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-01-03 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-01-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Except as provided in 1926.500(a)(2) or in 1926.501 (b)(1) through (b)(14), each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: a) On or about July 9, 2018, employees working within the Unit #3 penstock were exposed to falls of approximately 155 feet and the employer did not ensure employees were protected by the use of guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 I07 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-12-06 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
933.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-01-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): For oil-lubricated compressors, the employer did not use a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm, or both, to monitor carbon monoxide levels. If only high-temperature alarms are used, the air supply was not monitored at intervals sufficient to prevent carbon monoxide in the breathing air from exceeding 10 ppm: On or about October 11, 2018, Unit #2, employees performing painting application operations were exposed to inhalation hazards and the employer did not monitor the compressed air to ensure the quality of the breathing air. |
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| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19260062 L01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2018-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-01-03 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-01-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
7 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i): The employer did not include lead in the program established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (� 1910.1200). The employer did not ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of lead and safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the provisions of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section: On or about August 6, 2018, gallery stairwell and elevator, employees were working in the area of a lead containing particulate trough which contained lead at a level of approximately 350-540 micrograms surface lead and 0.03 milligrams trough particulate content lead and the employer did not label containers of lead in the work area. |
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