OSHA Inspection: D.L. CHAMBERS HOME IMPROVEMENT, LLC

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a):  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:    a) D.L. Chambers Home Improvement, LLC, Findlay, Ohio:  On or about April 5, 2012, at address 1623 Forest Park, Findlay, Ohio, the employer failed to ensure that each employee used appropriate eye protection while engaged in nailing activities, such as securing shingles to the structure roof with a pneumatic nailer, exposing employees to eye injuries from flying particles.

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

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 employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b):    a) D.L. Chambers Home Improvement, LLC, Findlay, Ohio:  On or about April 5, 2012, at address 1623 Forest Park, Findlay, Ohio, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while applying new roofing to a steep sloped roof on a residential type structure.  Employees were exposed to a potential fall of approximately 10 feet to the ground below, which could result in permanent disability for death.

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 11, 2012

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 potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a) D.L. Chambers Home Improvement, LLC, Findlay, Ohio:  On or about April 5, 2012, at address 1623 Forest Park, Findlay, Ohio, the employer did not ensure that employees had been trained in the appropriate use of fall protection, such as but not limited to the use of personal fall arrest systems.  Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 10 feet to the ground below, which could result in permanent disability or death.