OSHA Inspection: D R HORTON INC

Issued

Aug 4, 2000

Abate by

Aug 14, 2000

Penalty

Initial $25,000

Emphasis program

X

General-duty citation text

ORS654.010:  The employer did not furnish a place of employment which was
safe and healthful
for employees, and did not do every other thing reasonably necessary to
protect the life, safety,
and health of the employees:
(a)The General Contractor, D R Horton of Portland Inc., being the
controlling employer,
allowed sub contractors and sub contractor employees to be exposed to
serious hazards by
ineffective supervision and training for onsite supervisors for hazard
recognition for the
construction process, as evidenced by:
1)Employees of Todd Franks Construction Inc. were exposed to potential
fall hazards up
to approximately 11 feet from unguarded edges of the second floor and also
an inadequately
guarded stair well, without any form of fall protection, located at lot 13
of the Sherwood
Meadows sub division.
2)Employees of Jose Perez Delgado were exposed to potential fall hazards
of
up to
approximately 19 feet while walking a 2x6 inch top plate setting trusses,
while setting walls on
the unguarded second floor, and also the unguarded stair well, without any
form of fall
protection, located at lot 15 and lot 16 of the Sherwood Meadows
sub-division.  Additionally
Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards from damaged extension
cords that were
allowed to be used due to the employer not having and/or lack of
enforcement of an Assured
Equipment Grounding Program.
3)Employees of LB Gutter LLC were exposed to potential fall hazards of up
to 19 feet
while installing gutters without any form of fall protection located at
lot 18 of the Sherwood
Meadows sub-division.
A SERIOUS REPEAT VIOLATION of Item 01-001 on Citation J4194-005-00, issued
November
10, 1999.
A SERIOUS REPEAT VIOLATION of Item 01-001 on Citation R1905-042-00, issued
May 23,
2000.d