OSHA Inspection: AL REED BUILDERS LLC

Issued

Feb 25, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $500 Reduced

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 11-29-12, an employee was rigging MiTek Industries, Inc. residential trusses and guiding the truss when hoisted from ground level with his hands, without wearing head protection.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 25, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), 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 11-29-12, an employee was setting trusses from a wall top plate at a height greater than ten (10) feet above compacted surface without utilizing any fall protection equipment.    b)  The employer failed to prove infeasibility and greater hazard utilizing fall protection systems and provided a written fall protection plan with the following deficiencies:    Failure to identify correct procedures in erecting conventional fall protection systems during setting and bracing of roof trusses and rafters, installation of floor sheathing and joists, roof sheathing operations, and erecting exterior walls;    Failure to include discussion of other measures to be used to reduce or eliminate the fall hazard for worker(s) who were not provided with conventional fall protection;    Failure to implement a safety monitoring system in conformance with Section 1926.502(h)(1)(v)      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 25, 2013

Abate by

Apr 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):     The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:    a) On 11-29-12, the employer did not provide written employee fall protection safety training certification for an employee who did not recognize the hazard associated with working at a height greater than ten (10) feet above compacted surface, without utilizing fall protection equipment.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 25, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1425(c)(1): The employer did not make sure that the materials being hoisted when employees were hooking, unhooking, or guiding the load were rigged to prevent unintentional displacement:    a) On 11-29-12, an employee who was rigging trusses and guiding hoisted trusses with spans of 45 feet 8/16 inch did not secure the trusses from unintentional movement when hoisted using one single leg chain sling looped through the greater than 24 inch L horizontal flat peak.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 25, 2013

Abate by

Apr 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1425(c)(3): The materials were not rigged by a qualified rigger:      a) On 11-29-12, an employee, who was rigging MiTek Industries, Inc. residential trusses with spans ranging from 28 feet 8/16 inch to 45 feet 8/16 inch, was not a qualified rigger.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 25, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by and fall from elevation hazards relating to improperly braced trusses:      a) On 11-29-12, employees, who were installing trusses with forty-five (45) feet spans for new residential construction, did not install the required temporary lateral, diagonal, and web bracing; employees were exposed to struck-by and fall from elevation hazards associated with the improperly braced trusses.    Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means to correct these hazards is to follow the Building Component Safety Information (BCSI-2008) guidelines for temporary bracing.  This information was available on site.    AL REED BUILDERS LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD SECTION 5(a)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312557150, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM 001, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 08-02-10 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT  N5611 VEESER LANE; LUXEMBURG, WI  54217.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED