OSHA Inspection: PRM BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a. Site- The employer failed to develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees working with hazardous substances such as, but not limited too, diesel fuel and lubricating oil for pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:    a. Site- The employer failed to maintain material safety data sheets for hazardous substances such as, but not limited too, diesel fuel and lubricating oil for pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:    a. Site- The employer failed to provide employees with effective information and training on each hazardous substance in the work place such as, but not limited too, diesel fuel and lubricating oil for pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    a. Site- Employees were exposed to fall, trip, fire, egress, and struck by hazards from unguarded walking/working surfaces, unguarded scaffolds, blocked exits, inadequate usage of personal protective equipment, inadequate training of powered industrial truck operators, improper usage of ladders, and inadequate stairways where the employer failed to provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job site conducted by a competent person.    On or about April 10, 2012 an employee fell approximately 9 feet through an unguarded floor opening and was air lifted to the hospital.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.34(c): Means of egress was not continually maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency:    a. Site- The employer allowed construction material to be stored along the front of the building being framed blocking both exits to the front of the building.    On or about April 10, 2012 an employee sustained serious injuries from a fall which required emergency medical attention. A ramp at the front entrance to the unit in which the accident took place was required to be built immediately to allow safe transportation of the employee over the material which was blocking the exit.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a. Site- Employees were exposed to overhead struck by hazards where protective helmets were not worn or provided.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:     Site- Employees were exposed to eye puncture and abrasion hazards from pneumatic nail guns where eye protection was not worn or provided.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction there of:    a. Site- Employees were not protected from entrapment hazards where the employer failed to provide fire extinguishers during the construction of a wood framed, multistory, two family residence.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:    a. Site- Employees were exposed to scaffold collapse hazards where the employer provided non scaffold grade lumber, which was not graded by a recognized lumber grading association, to be utilized as scaffold work platforms where the spans between the platform supports exceeded 8 feet and were up to approximately 15 feet.     Appendix A of this subpart requires that all planking be graded and identified as scaffold grade planking and spans between scaffold supports shall be no more than 8 feet for minimum duty scaffolds in order to be compliant with this paragraph.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(1): Scaffold and/or scaffold components were loaded in excess of their maximum intended loads or rated capacities, whichever was less:    a. Left Unit Interior- Employees working from two 16 foot 2x10 inch (nominal) planks stacked on top of each other were exposed to scaffold collapse hazards by exceeding the maximum intended load due to the span between plank supports being approximately 15 feet apart.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii): The platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights exceeded 9.5 inches (24.1 cm):    a. Left Unit- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working from carpenter bracket scaffolds along the front and back side of the building where the brackets only had two rows of 2x10 inch (nominal) planking.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    a. Left and Right Units Interior- Employees were exposed to fall hazards where 2x10 inch (nominal) wood planks and a 14 inch wide metal scaffold platform were used individually for scaffold platforms while installing ridge beams and roof rafters.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm):    a. Left Unit Interior- Employees were exposed to scaffold collapse hazards where wood planks used as scaffold platforms were supported at one end by gable end wall framing and the plank was not secured to prevent displacement. Wall framing consisted of 2x6 inch (nominal) lumber and had a bearing surface of 5.5 inches.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end.    a. Left and Right Units Interior- Employees were exposed to scaffold collapse hazards where they were accessing and working from approximately 4 feet of a 20 foot metal scaffold platform which cantilevered over its support and was not secured to prevent displacement at the opposite end.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.      a. Left and Right Units Interior- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while accessing a metal scaffold platform that was set over 7 feet above the loft with a 6 foot step ladder.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:    a. Left and Right Interior Units- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while standing on the top step and top of a 6 foot step ladder to access a metal scaffold platform that was erected over 7 feet above the loft.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    a. Site- Employees working from scaffolds were exposed to multiple instances of fall and scaffold collapse hazards where a competent person did not inspect each scaffold erected onsite before each work shift.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:    a. Site- Employees were exposed to multiple instances of fall and scaffold collapse hazards where a competent person did not supervise the erection of scaffolds onsite.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:    a. Left Unit Exterior- On or about May 16, 2012 employees working from a carpenter bracket scaffold were exposed to a fall of approximately 16 feet in the back of the unit where there was no guardrail installed at the end of the platform.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a. Site- The employer failed to provide scaffold training for employees working from scaffolds onsite and were exposed to fall and scaffold collapse hazards.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 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 who might be exposed to fall hazards:    a. Site- The employer failed to provide fall protection training for employees were exposed to fall hazards from unguarded floor holes, floor edges, and window openings.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    a. Site- Employees exposed to fall hazards due to inappropriate usage of ladders were not provided with ladder training from the employer.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment were made without the manufacturer's written approval:    a. Site- Employees operating and working near a Gradall 534C-6 rough terrain forklift were exposed to tipping and struck by hazards where the employer added a fork attachment which was not approved by the manufacturer and had an overall width of 120 inches which is greater than the wheelbase plus 20 inches.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):    a. Site- Employees operating a Gradall 534C-6 rough terrain forklift were not provided with operator training from the employer.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    a. Left Unit Exterior- Employees were exposed to a trip hazard where the break in elevation from the first floor to grade at the front exit was 20 inches and a stairway was not provided.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:    a. Right Unit Interior- Employees were exposed to a trip hazard where the stairs going to up to the loft and down to the basement did not have a handrail on at least one side of the stairs.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:    a. Left Unit Interior- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard where a Werner 4 foot stepladder was used to support a scaffold plank at one end.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $14,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a. Left and Right Unit Interior- Employees were exposed to falls between approximately 11 and 16 feet while installing ridge beams and roof rafters from a metal scaffold platform and a wood scaffold plank where fall protection was not used or provided.    On or about April 10, 2012 employees continued working from a metal scaffold platform without any fall protection after an employee had fallen from an elevated level and was air lifted to the hospital.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. Site- Employees were exposed to falls between approximately 9 and 18 feet from unguarded floor holes, floor edges, window openings where fall protection was not used or provided.    b. Roof- Employees working from the roof were exposed to falls between 12 and 20 feet where fall protection was not used or provided.    On or about April 10, 2012 an employee fell approximately 9 feet through a floor hole in the loft on the left side unit and was air lifted to the hospital. After the incident employees went back to work and were exposed to the same unguarded floor hole along with unguarded floor edges and window openings.