OSHA Inspection: DEAN ELFERING CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person.    (a)  Frequent and regular inspections of the job site were not conducted by a competent person to ensure hazardous situations were identified and corrected.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each 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 1926.501 (b):    (a) Employees conducting rough framing activities were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    (a)  Employees conducting carpentry activities had not been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.