OSHA Inspection: WALDHOFF CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

May 2, 2012

Abate by

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 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 be necessary to comply with this part.    Waldhoff Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to electrical hazards, struck-by hazards on the head, and fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Teutopolis, 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

May 2, 2012

Abate by

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):     Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.    Waldhoff Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to electrical hazards, struck-by hazards on the head, and fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Teutopolis, 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

May 2, 2012

Abate by

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    Waldhoff Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to struck-by hazard in the head without head protection, while staging material on the ground and handing material up to employees on the roof, on a residential construction site in Teutopolis, Illinois.  The employer did not provide employee safety training in order to provide the employees with the knowledge to recognize construction safety hazards, as well as the procedures to follow in order to minimize or eliminate those safety hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2012

Abate by

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.    Waldhoff Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to struck-by hazard in the head without head protection, while staging material on the ground and handing material up to employees on the roof, on a residential construction site in Teutopolis, Illinois.

Issued

May 2, 2012

Abate by

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i):     General. The employer shall use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites. These requirements are in addition to any other requirements for equipment grounding conductors.    Waldhoff Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to electrical hazards from the use of extension cords for electrical power without the use of a GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) or assured equipment grounding conductor program, on a residential construction in Teutopolis, Illinois.

Issued

May 2, 2012

Abate by

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1):     No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.    Waldhoff Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to electrical hazards from an unprotected electrical service entry point on the roof, on a residential construction site in Teutopolis, Illinois.   The employer could have provided protection by one of the following:    a.	De-energizing the circuit or  b.	Guarding against employee contact by effective insulation.

Issued

May 2, 2012

Abate by

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 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 provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements 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 fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.    Waldhoff Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to 9 ft., 5 in. fall hazards without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Teutopolis, Illinois.

Issued

May 2, 2012

Abate by

Jun 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    Waldhoff Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to 9 ft., 5 in. fall hazards without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Teutopolis, 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.