OSHA Inspection: MCKELVEY BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii):     On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupters for personal protection:     Employees conducting roofing activities were exposed to electrical hazards because the employer did not utilize a GFCI when powering the air compressor.

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1):     Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:     Employees conducting roofing activities were exposed to electrical hazards because the weather head being shingled around was not de-energized or insulated.

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3):     Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into pysical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit:    Employees conducting roofing activities were exposed to electrical hazards because the weather head being shingled around was not de-energized or insulated.

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):      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 (b):     Employees installing a residential roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8.9 feet because fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   Employees installing a residential roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8.9 feet.  Employees were unable to recognize the fall hazards associated with the roof they were working on because fall protection was not being utilized.

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 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:     Employees installing shingles on a roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8.9 feet.  The employer did have a safety program that could be used to train and instruct employees of job site hazards.

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):     Employees installing shingles on a roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8.9 feet.  The employer did not inspect the work area to ensure that the job site was free of recognized hazards.

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:     Employees using the pneumatic nail gun were exposed to being struck in the eyes by flying debris and were not utilizing safety glasses.

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:     Employees using pneumatic nail guns while conducting roofing operations were exposed to struck-by hazards and eye protection was not utilized.