OSHA Inspection: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT INC.

Issued

Dec 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

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.    (a) Lot 14 Westbury Subdivision, Hurricane, WV: An employee was installing a soffit utilizing a Stanley, model #TR150HL, staple gun on a new residential construction. The employer did not ensure that the employees were wearing protective eyewear, as observed on or about 11/05/2013.    ABTEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 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)   (a) Lot 14 Westbury Subdivision, Hurricane, WV: The person designated as the competent person did not comply with the requirements of this standard in that they did not identify hazards of the job site, materials and equipment such as but not limited to, ensuring the employees utilized eye protection when required, as determined on or about 11/05/2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   (a) Lot 14 Westbury Subdivision, Hurricane, WV: The employer did not comply with the requirements of this standard in that they did not instruct each employee to utilize eye protection when the employee used a Stanley, model #TR150HL, staple gun, as determined on or about 11/05/2013.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):       (a) Lot 14 Westbury Subdivision, Hurricane, WV: An employee was installing soffit along the eaves of a residential home utilizing a fabricated frame scaffold. The platform the employee was working from was not fully decked, as observed on or about 11/05/2013.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:     (a) Lot 14 Westbury Subdivision, Hurricane, WV: An employee utilized a fabricated frame scaffold to conduct soffit work. The scaffold was not inspected for visible defects by a competent person, as evidenced by, but not limited to, the missing guard railing and planks on the scaffold, as observed on or about 11/05/2013.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.     (a) Lot 14 Westbury Subdivision, Hurricane, WV: On November 05, 2013 employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 12 feet to the lowest portion of the ground, while conducting soffit work on a fabricated frame scaffold.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.     (a) Lot 14 Westbury Subdivision, Hurricane, WV: The employer did not comply with the requirements of this standard in that they did not instruct each employee to utilize fall protection when required, as determined on and at times prior to 11/05/2013.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 19, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    (a) Lot 14 Westbury Subdivision, Hurricane WV: An employee used an 8 foot stepladder as a part of a scaffolding system to install sofitt along the side of the residential home. The ladder was not used for the purpose for which it was designed, as determined on or about 11/05/2013.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED