OSHA Inspection: C & E WURZER BUILDERS LLC

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Oct 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; The employer did not provide a written hazard communication program for employees use when using chemicals such as but not limited to; gasoline, diesel fuel, pneumatic tool oil, adhesives, paints, oils and sealants.

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Oct 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; The employer did not provide material safety data sheets for employees use when using chemicals such as but not limited to; gasoline, diesel fuel, pneumatic tool oil, adhesives, paints, oils and sealants.

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Oct 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee hazard communication training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; The employer did not provide the elements of hazard communication training for the employees when using chemicals such as but not limited to; gasoline, diesel fuel, pneumatic tool oil, adhesives, paints, oils and sealants.

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  a) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; The employees were working from an unguarded edge of a residential construction project approximately 9 feet 10 inches above grade without the use of fall protection.

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(1): The top edge height of the top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, was not 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level:  a) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; When guardrails did get installed on the second story, the top rails did not meet the requirement of 42 inches plus or minus 3 inches as some of the top rails were as high as 60 inches above the walking/working level.

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; The employer did not provide a fall protection training program to the employees prior to working from heights, in order to assist the employees in fall hazard recognition and avoidance.

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Oct 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(3): Treads for temporary stairway service were not installed the full width and depth of the stair:  a) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; The wood that was placed on the stairways as treads only covered seven inches of the ten inch tread opening.

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Oct 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; Handrails were not provided on at least one side of the inside of the stairwells at the construction project.

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Oct 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1): The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equipment as specified in this subpart:  a) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; The employer did not provide a fire protection program to be utilized by the employees throughout the construction phase of the building project.

Issued

Sep 11, 2013

Abate by

Oct 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:  a) Willson Ave. in Altoona, WI; The employer did not provide fire extinguishers at the wood frame residential construction site.