OSHA Inspection: R. TANNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

May 31, 2013

Abate by

Jun 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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 system, or personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure that meets a provision described in paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 1926.501.   a) 465 Columbia Drive - Employees performing residential framing activities were exposed to lower level fall hazards of over 25 feet, as there was no means of approved fall protection in use.

Issued

May 31, 2013

Abate by

Jun 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  a) 465 Columbia Drive - The employer exposed an employee to a lower level fall hazard of approximately 11 feet while working from a carpenters' bracket scaffold platform.  The employee was not using any means of approved fall protection.

Issued

May 31, 2013

Abate by

Jun 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(g)(1): 29 CFR 1926.452(g)(1): Each bracket, for carpenters' bracket scaffolds was not attached to the structure by a bolt extending through to the opposite side of the structure's wall.  a) 465 Columbia Drive - The employer exposed an employee to a lower level fall hazard of approximately 11 feet while working from a carpenters' bracket scaffold that did not have its brackets attached with bolts extending through the side of the structure.

Issued

May 31, 2013

Abate by

Jun 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

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) 465 Columbia Drive - The employer did not provide a program to train employees exposed to lower level fall hazards on the recognition of fall hazards and how eliminate the hazards.

Issued

May 31, 2013

Abate by

Jun 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  a) 465 Columbia Drive - The employer exposed an employee to a lower level fall hazard while working from a carpenters' bracket scaffold.  The employee had not been trained to recognize scaffold hazards and how to eliminate the hazards.