OSHA Inspection: RUSS CHRISTENSEN CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Aug 2, 2012

Abate by

Sep 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA that the cited violation had been abated:     On May 29, 2012, Russ Christensen Construction, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:      a.	Citation 1 Item 1a, and   b.	Citation 1 Item 1b,

Issued

Aug 2, 2012

Abate by

Sep 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1):  The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement was complete for any serious violation for which the Agency indicated in the citation that such abatement documentation was required:     On May 29, 2012, Russ Christensen Construction, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:      a.	Citation 2 Item 1,   b.	Citation 2 Item 2a, and   c.	 Citation 2 Item 2b.

Issued

May 29, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,760

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards while using an extension ladder to access the roof and the ladder was not extended three feet above the landing surface.

Issued

May 29, 2012

Abate by

Jun 12, 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) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS)  Note:  29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) may be cited as an additional violation to support this requirement.      Employees were using a ladder that was not extended three foot over the eve and the employer did not provide training for each employee that would have enabled them to recognize the hazards and provide them with the procedures to follow to minimize these hazards.

Issued

May 29, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $4,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:    Employees working at the construction site on 22-1/2 Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois were installing shingles on the roof using pnuematic nail guns and were exposed to the hazard of eye injury in that they were not wearing eye protection.       RUSS CHRISTENSEN CONSTRUCTION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.102(a)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INPSECTION NUMBER 310798749, CITATION 001, ITEM NUMBER 001 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 01/02/2008, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1200 COLE STREET, BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS.

Issued

May 29, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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)  Note:  If using these systems was infeasible or created a greater hazard, the employer should develop and implement a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.    Employees working at the construction site on 22-1/2 Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, were exposed to falling over eleven feet off of the roof to the ground below. The employees were not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, slide guards, or personal fall arrest system.      RUSS CHRISTENSEN CONSTRUCTION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.501(b)(13), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INPSECTION NUMBER 310798749, CITATION 001, ITEM NUMBER 002 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 01/02/2008, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1200 COLE STREET, BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS.

Issued

May 29, 2012

Abate by

Jun 12, 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:      Employees working at the construction site on 22-1/2 Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, were exposed to falling over eleven feet off of the roof to the ground below and employees were not trained to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.