OSHA Inspection: AXIS ALLIANCE, LLC.

Issued

Nov 27, 2013

Abate by

Dec 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  a. At the worksite where employees installed roofing shingles with air actuated nail guns, eye protection was not provided or used, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Nov 27, 2013

Abate by

Dec 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.   a. On the roof of the two story house where employees were replacing the roof, employees were not protected from falls, thereby being exposed to 11 to 30 foot fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 27, 2013

Abate by

Dec 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1926.503(c) "Retraining." When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where:  29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.   a. At the worksite where employees were replacing the roof of a house without fall protection, the employees did not know or understand the requirements for fall protection and were not retrained, thereby being exposed to 11 to 30 foot fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 27, 2013

Abate by

Dec 18, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a. At the jobsite where employees used ladders to gain access to the roof, the ladders did not extend at least 3 feet above the edge of the roof, thereby exposing employees to a 11 to 30 foot fall hazard.