OSHA Inspection: DON WEST DBA WEST CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2011-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):     It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may benecessary to comply with this part.    Don West dba West Construction had employees exposed to fall hazards on a commercial construction site in Mount Zion, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

2011-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): \r\n\r\nSuch programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, andequipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.\r\n\r\nDon West dba West Construction had employees exposed to fall hazards on a commercial construction site in Mount Zion, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site, who was competent in safety rules and requirements, in order to conduct frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

2011-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):     "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section,each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall beprotected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrailsystem, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safetymonitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring systemalone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.    Don West dba West Construction had employees exposed to 14 ft., 2 in. fall hazards without fall protection, on a commercial construction site in Mount Zion, Illinois.

Issued

2011-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): \r\n\r\nThe employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fallhazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed inorder to minimize these hazards.\r\n\r\nDon West dba West Construction had employees exposed to 14 ft., 2 in. fall hazards without fall protection, on a commercial construction site in Mount Zion, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.