OSHA Inspection: CASTLEROCK CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

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, were not protected by protective helmets:    (a) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to overhead hazards while working below suspended trusses.

Issued

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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:      (a) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to eye injuries while installing trusses on a new residential home with a HITACHI Nailer NR 83A pneumatic nail gun .

Issued

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent and continuous:      (a) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an electrical shock while cutting OSB with a hand held power saw energized by an extension cord  with a missing ground pin.

Issued

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:      (a) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an electrical shock while cutting OSB with a hand held power saw energized by an extension cord  without adequate strain relief.

Issued

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:    (a) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an electrical shock while cutting lumber with a frayed power supply cord on a DeWalt a hand held power saw.

Issued

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:    (a) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to fall to the floor below using a stairway with approximately fourteen risers to access/egress the second story from/to the ground level to retrieve tools and material.

Issued

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide an adequate training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary:    (a) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall to the floor below using a stairway with approximately fourteen risers to access/egress the second story from/to the ground level due to lack of adequate training in the recognition of fall hazards related to stairways, and the means to control these hazards.

Issued

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

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 system, or personal fall arrest system:    (a) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately eleven feet to the ground below while walking the top plate to install trusses on a new residential home.    (b) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately nine feet to the ground below while working in and around unguarded floor openings.      CASTLEROCK CONSTRUCTION INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 29153 CIITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 001a AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JUNE 01, 2011 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT  AIRWAY DRIVE IN BOZEMAN MONTANA 59801.

Issued

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide an effective training program for each employee who was exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    (a) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately eleven feet to the ground below while walking the top plate to install trusses due to lack of adequate training in the recognition of fall hazards and the means to control these hazards.    (b) Construction Site: On or about March 18, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately nine feet to the ground below while working in and around unguarded floor openings without adequate training in the recognition of fall hazards and the means to control these hazards.       CASTLEROCK CONSTRUCTION INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 29153 CIITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 001b AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JUNE 01, 2011 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT  AIRWAY DRIVE IN BOZEMAN MONTANA 59801.