OSHA Inspection: A & W CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Mar 20, 2012

Abate by

Apr 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA that the cited violation had been abated:     On November 2, 2011, A & W Construction was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:      a.	Citation 1 Item 1a,   b.	Citation 1 Item 1b,   c.	Citation 1 Item 2, and   d.	Citation 2, Item 1.

Issued

Mar 20, 2012

Abate by

Apr 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1):  The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement was complete for any serious violation for which the Agency indicated in the citation that such abatement documentation was required:     On November 2, 2011, A & W Construction was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:      a.	Citation 1 Item 3a, and   b.	Citation 1 Item 3b.

Issued

Nov 2, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):     The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    Employees installing roofing material were exposed to a fall hazard and the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to control and eliminate.

Issued

Nov 2, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):     The employer did not provide frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment by a competent person:    Employees installing roofing material were exposed to a fall hazard and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

Nov 2, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:    Employees were using a pneumatic nail gun to install roofing material and did not have safety glasses on while operating the pneumatic nail gun.

Issued

Nov 2, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were other provisions of paragraph (b) of this section used to provide an alternative fall protection measure:    Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet to the ground below while installing roofing material and no fall protection was provided.

Issued

Nov 2, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards which enables each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize the hazards:    Employees installing roofing material were exposed to a fall hazard approximately 10 feet to the ground below and the employees were not provided training which would have enabled them to recognize the hazards of falling and provided them with the procedures to follow to minimize the hazards.

Issued

Nov 2, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):     The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record containing the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee:    The employer did not maintain evidence of the required training for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  There was no written documentation that included the employees name, date of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee.