OSHA Inspection: FEINER CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

May 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21):     Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and/or defective components were not removed from service:    a)  Employees were working on a house roof at a height greater than seventeen (17) feet with broken/worn personal fall arrest systems installed and available for use.    b)  Employees were working on a garage roof nine (9) feet above concrete surface with broken/worn personal fall arrest systems available for use.    Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required

Issued

May 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9):     The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear:      Employees who were working on a roof were utilizing a thirty-eight (38) foot aluminum extension ladder with debris located on and around the ladder's base.      No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required

Issued

May 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(21):     Employees were not grasping the ladder with at least one hand when progressing up and/or down the ladder:      Employees who were working on a roof were manually carrying bundles of shingles up a 38 foot aluminum extension ladder to stage materials on the roof surface greater than seventeen (17) feet above surface level.      No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required

Issued

May 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii):     The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:         Employees who were not trained in the proper use of ladders did not recognize the hazard associated with using an extension ladder to stage materials on a roof; employees were progressing up and/or down the ladder without grasping the ladder with at least one hand.    Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required

Issued

May 23, 2012

Abate by

Jun 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:      a)  Employees were working on an 8:12 pitch roof of a house with an eave edge greater than seventeen (17) feet above compacted surface without utilizing fall protection equipment.    b)  Employees were working on an 8:12 pitch roof of a garage with an eave edge nine (9) feet above concrete surface without utilizing fall protection equipment.    FEINER CONSTRUCTION LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR IT'S EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.501(b)(11) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313134553, CITATIOIN NUMBER 01, ITEM 002, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 09/08/10, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1109 GOEDE RD; EDGERTON, WI  53534.      Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required