OSHA Inspection: TIMBER RIDGE HOMES

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i):   Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:      a)  Worksite, Exterior - Employee was installing siding and exterior window trim while working on a single scaffolding plank, approximately 12ft above the ground.  The plank was set up on the roof of the home; on or about 07/18/12.        Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 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:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.      a)  Worksite, Exterior - Employee was installing siding and exterior window trim while working on a single scaffolding plank, approximately 12ft above the ground.  The plank was set up on the roof of the home; on or about 07/18/12.          Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):   Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.      Worksite, Exterior - Employee was installing exterior window trim while working on a scaffolding plank approximately 12ft above the ground.  The employee was not protected from falling to the ground below; on or about 07/19/12.        Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 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)  Worksite, Exterior - Employee was installing siding and window trim to the exterior of a two story residential unit.  The employee was walking on the roof and was exposed to a fall of approximately 12ft to the ground below; on or about 07/18/12.      Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2):  Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.      a)  Worksite, South Side - The spoil pile was placed on the edge of the excavation; on or about 07/18/12.    b)  Worksite, East Side -   The spoil pile was placed on the edge of the excavation; on or about 07/18/12.        Note:   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1):  Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions.      a)  Worksite, East Side - Employees were in an unprotected excavation without an inspection by a competent person; on or about 07/18/12.        Note:   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):   Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c) or 1926.652(b)(1)(i).     a) Worksite, Exterior - Employees were working in an excavation approximately 7ft deep.  The excavation had vertical walls and the employees were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system; on or about 07/18/12.      Note:   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.