OSHA Inspection: WINDSOR BUILDING COMPANY

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 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.    a.  On or about May 2, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program and/or safety and health program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to electrical hazards and falls.

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Except as required or permitted elsewhere in this subpart, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the following means:    a.  On or about May 2, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees and subcontractor employees working in the house were exposed to electrical outlets that were not provided with covers or face plates to protect against accidental contact, thereby exposing the employees and subcontractor employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(B): Branch circuits shall originate in a power outlet or panelboard. Conductors shall be run as multiconductor cord or cable assemblies or open conductors, or shall be run in raceways. All conductors shall be protected by overcurrent devices at their ampacity. Runs of open conductors shall be located where the conductors will not be subject to physical damage, and the conductors shall be fastened at intervals not exceeding 10 feet (3.05 m). No branch-circuit conductors shall be laid on the floor. Each branch circuit that supplies receptacles or fixed equipment shall contain a separate equipment grounding conductor if the branch circuit is run as open conductors.    a.  On or about May 2, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees and subcontractor employees working in the house were exposed to conductors that were not protected from physical damage, thereby exposing the employees and subcontractor employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): All lamps for general illumination shall be protected from accidental contact or breakage. Metal-case sockets shall be grounded.    a.  On or about May 2, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees and subcontractor employees walking through the house were exposed to electrical hazards due to temporary lighting not being protected from accidental contact or breakage, thereby exposing the employees and subcontractor employees to hazards associated with electrical hazards.

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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 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.    a.  On or about May 2, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations approximately eighteen (18) feet three (3) inches above the ground were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    b.  On or about May 2, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee on the second floor was exposed to a fall of approximately eighteen (18) feet three (3) inches above the ground due to window openings.

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.    a.  On or about May 2, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.