OSHA Inspection: LT CARPENTRY SERVICES LLC

Issued

2012-03-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.    a.     At the front of the house where an employee was working overhead to install soffit, the employer did not provide or enforce the use of head protection.

Issued

2012-03-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet(1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provisionin paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it isinfeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets therequirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fallprotection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complieswith 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.      a.     On the site where an employee was tearing off and reinstalling soffit, the employer did not provide or enforce the use of fall protection thereby exposing the employee to a 25 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2012-03-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The 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.    a.     On the site where employees worked at heights which exceeded 6 feet, the employer did not provide fall protection training to identify hazards which could cause serious injury or death.