OSHA Inspection: VEGAS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

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) On or about August 3, 2012, employer did not ensure that employees were protected from head injuries while working below on the ground without head protection when other employees were working above on the roof in excess of 40 feet.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

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:    a) On or about August 3, 2012, employer did not ensure that employees were protected from eye injuries while using pneumatic nail guns without eye protection.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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) On or about August 3, 2012, employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls in excess of 40 feet from the ground while applying shingles on the roof without fall protection.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 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:      a) On or about August 3, 2012, employer did not provide fall protection training to their employees to enable them to recognize the hazards of falling prior to working on the roof.