OSHA Inspection: 4 SEASON CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $900 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, shall be protected by protective helmets:     a)  Employees working below roofing operations exposed to struck-by hazards were not wearing hard hats.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,600 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 systems, or personal fall arrest systems, 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)  Employees performing roofing work were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 23 feet.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:    a)  Employees were using an extension ladder which did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing being accessed.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).