OSHA Inspection: 5101 13TH. ST., NW, LLC

Issued

Jan 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   Porch Roof - On or about 01/14/2014, two carpenters installing replacement windows on a low-sloped porch roof and using a pneumatic nail gun were not provided with head protection.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement

Issued

Jan 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  Porch Roof - On or about 01/14/2014, Carpenters installing replacement windows with a pneumatic nail gun were exposed to a struck-by hazard and not provided with eye protection.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.153(j): Container(s) of liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas) were stored within building(s):   a)  First Floor - On or about 01/14/2014, carpenters were exposed to a fire hazard by three twenty lbs. compressed LP gas cylinders store inside a wood-framed house that was in the process of being renovated.

Issued

Jan 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.153(l): LP-Gas storage locations were not provided with at least one approved portable fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20B:C:     a)  First Floor - On or about 01/14/2014, no portable fire extinguishers were available where approximately 60 lbs. of LP gas were stored.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement

Issued

Jan 30, 2014

Abate by

Feb 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(f): Other requirements. All woodworking tools and machinery shall meet other applicable requirements of American National Standards Institute, 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery:            a)      Second Floor - On or about 01/14/2014, employees  were exposed to amputation hazards from use a portable table saw that was missing the following requirements:              - Hood with which to protect a carpenter from accidentally contacting the saws rotating blade while ripping wood trim, which is a requirement of the American National Standards Institute, 01.-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery, Section 4.1.2(a).           - A restart switch that would prevent the saw from unexpectedly restarting after a temporary interruption of power, which is a requirement of the American National Standards Institute, 01.-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery, Section 3.1.3(c).           Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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)  Porch Roof - On or about 01/14/2014, two carpenters were exposed to a 14 foot fall from the unprotected edge of a porch roof and were not provided with fall protection.