OSHA Inspection: R AND R FRASIER BUILDERS LLC

Issued

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system.    a) Building site - On or about 1 June, 2012 - Employees were installing exterior sheathing on the front of the building while working on ladder jack scaffolding without any fall protection. Employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 20 feet.

Issued

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Building front - On or about 1 June, 2012 - Employees were installing exterior sheathing on a home while working off a ladder jack scaffold without a seperate access ladder to the top of the scaffold. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 20 feet.

Issued

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $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) Building, First Floor - On or about 1 June, 2012 - Employees were installing interior walls on the first floor and were exposed to a fall hazard by an unguarded floor opening. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 7 feet.

Issued

Aug 13, 2012

Abate by

Aug 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupters for personal protection.    a) Building first floor - On or about 1 June, 2012 - Employees were using power tools with damaged cords, that were supplied power without ground fault circuit interrupter protection. Employees were exposed to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:    a) Building first floor - On or about 1 June, 2012 - Employees were using a power saw to cut lumber that had a worn electric cord. Employees were exposed to an electrocution hazard.     b) Building first floor - On or about 1 June, 2012 - Employees were using an extension cord to supply power to a power saw that had a worn electrical cord at the point of the plug. Employees were exposed to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In energized installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    a) Building first floor - On or about 1 June, 2012 - Electrical outlets that employees were using were energized and did not have cover plates on them. Employees were exposed to an electric shock hazard.