OSHA Inspection: CASSADY CONSTRUCTION I, INC.

Issued

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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:      Employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing activities and the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program.

Issued

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not provide frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment by a competent person:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing activities and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 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 was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:      Employees were using a pneumatic nail gun to install shingles and did not have safety glasses on while operating the pneumatic nail gun.

Issued

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.      Employees were exposed to a fall hazard approximately 13 feet while removing and installing roofing material and no fall protection was being used.

Issued

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards which enables each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize the hazards:     Employees installing roofing material were exposed to a fall hazard up to 13 feet and the employees were not provided training which would have enabled them to recognize the hazards of falling and provided them with the procedures to follow to minimize the hazards.

Issued

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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 (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:       Employees were exposed to a fall hazard up to 13 when using a ladder to access the roof and the side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.

Issued

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:    The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders that would have enabled them to recognize the hazards and provided them with the procedures to follow to minimize the hazards.

Issued

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record containing the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee:    The employer did not maintain evidence of the required training for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  There was no written documentation that included the employees name, date of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee.