OSHA Inspection: TROY BYZWESKI

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1530.00 · Current $1530.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a):     During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris, shall be kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures.            (a) Construction Site - On or about November 8, 2012 employees were exposed to multiple fall and puncture hazards while working because wood boards and wood boards with protruding nails were lying all over the job site.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1080.00 · Current $1080.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.              (a) Front of House - On or about November 8, 2012 employees were exposed to head injuries while walking directly underneath a wooden fabricated scaffold where two employees were handling tools and equipment. Employees walked under the scaffold to enter and exit the front door of this house. None of the employees were wearing hardhats.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1080.00 · Current $1080.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2):     Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and walkway shall be at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.                (a) Front of House - On or about November 8, 2012 two employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working on a homemade wooden scaffold with walkway less than 18 inches. Employees were standing on a scaffold 6.6 feet above the ground. The wooden scaffold walkway was constructed of 1 each 2 inch by 7 inch wood board.  The scaffold walkway was only 7 inches wide.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1080.00 · Current $1080.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6):     Ladders shall be used only on stable and level surfaces unless secured to prevent accidental displacement.              (a) Front of House - On or about November 8, 2012 an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working from a step ladder installed or placed on a homemade wooden scaffold. The ladder was not placed on a stable surface. This ladder base was placed on a homemade wooden scaffold that was only 7 inches wide.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):     The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.            (a) Construction Site - On or about November 8, 2012 the employer did not train each employee using ladders on how to recognize, minimize and eliminate fall hazards associated with ladders.