OSHA Inspection: G.A.J CONSTRUCTION LLC.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $600 Reduced

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:   A) Ground below scaffold - Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below siding activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about January 15th, 2014.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:                                                                                                             A) Ladder, Right side of the house: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using a nailgun and was not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about January 15th, 2014.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):   Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.   A) Scaffold/Back of house - An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 17 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system or other means of fall protection in place, on or about January 15th, 2014.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):   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 (b)   A) Roof of structure : An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while engaged in siding work on a residential structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about January 15th, 2014.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):   Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet  above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   A) Back right side of structure: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while using an extension ladder to access the landing of a structure. The extension ladder that was used did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing, on or about January 15th, 2014.