OSHA Inspection: DOM-REP DRYWALL, LLC

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

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.    Jobsite:  The employees, installing wallboard with electric screw guns, were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):  Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Jobsite:  The employees, engaged in drywall work from the elevated platform of the fabricated frame scaffold, were not protected from falls to lower levels.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2):  Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner:    Jobsite:  The casters and swivels of the baker type scaffold, used by the employee engaged in drywall work, were not locked.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jun 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 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.    Jobsite:  The employees working from scaffolds were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the scaffolds they were using or the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.