OSHA Inspection: CERCY CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:     a. On or about November 13, 2013, an employee was not wearing a hard hat as other employees worked above him, exposing himself to an overhead hazard.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $1000.00 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. On or about November 13, 2013, four employees were using pneumatic nail guns during wood framing operations without the use of eye protection, exposing themselves to an eye injury.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1420.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:     a. On or about November 13, 2013, four employees performing roof truss framing work were not protected from fall hazards ranging from 12-foot to 24-foot by the use of a fall protection system.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $1000.00 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. On or about November 13, 2013, an employee used an aluminum step ladder for a purpose for which it was not designed by stepping onto the ladders tool/paint tray to support a portion of his weight, exposing himself to a fall hazard.