OSHA Inspection: JME CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):     The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:     The employer allowed employees to voluntarily use half mask respirators while sweeping debris from floors and did not have a written program in place.

Issued

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:      An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18.5 feet and the employer had not developed a safety program.

Issued

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):     The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):     An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18.5 feet and the employer had not inspected the work area as was demonstrated by the lack of fall protection at the jobsite.

Issued

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14):     Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.     An employee conducting residential construction activities was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18.5 feet while working near a window opening and an open door because fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:     An employee conducting residential construction activities was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18.5 feet while working near a window opening and an open door and was not able to recognize the fall hazards associated with wall openings because fall protection was not utilized.