OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR BUILT, LLC.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:    a) Job Site - Employer had not developed and implemented a safety and health program  as evidenced by noted hazards such as but not limited to; employees lacking personal protective equipment for head and eyes, and exposed to electrical , scaffold  and ladder hazards, on or about 02/20/2014.    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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) Job Site - Employees were not provided adequate hazard recognition as evidenced by noted hazards such as but not limited to; employees lacking personal protective equipment for head and eyes, and exposed to electrical, scaffold and ladder hazards, on or about 02/20/2014.  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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact:    a) Exterior Front Sidewalk - An employee was observed cutting a piece of wooden trim on a Rigid portable electric miter saw and not wearing eye protection, on or about 02/20/2014.    b) Exterior Front Door - An employee was observed using an electric nail gun while attaching wood trim above a doorway and not wearing eye protection, on or about 02/20/2014.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Exterior Front - A helper was observed standing directly below a carpenter standing on a scaffold work platform installing wood trim, and the helper was not wearing head protection, on or about 02/20/2014.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(f): All woodworking tools and machinery did not meet other applicable requirements of  American National Standards Institute, 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery:    a) Exterior Front Sidewalk - An employee was observed using a Ryobi table saw, model number RTS30, to rip a 6 inch wide piece of wood soffit and the saw was not provided with an anti kick-back device, on or about 02/20/2014.    b) Exterior Front Sidewalk - An employee was using a Ryobi table saw, model number RTS30, to rip a 6 inch wide piece of wood soffit and the saw was not provided with a spreader, on or about 02/20/2014.    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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1): Each circular had-fed ripsaw was not guarded by a hood whcih completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut:  a) Exterior Front Sidewalk - An employee was using a Ryobi table saw, model number RST30, to rip a 6 inch wide piece of wood material and a hood guard was not provided, on or about 02/20/2014.  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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:    a) Exterior Front Sidewalk - Employee observed using an extension cord to supply power to a Rigid miter saw used to cut wood trim  was not provided with a ground fault circuit interrupter, 110 volt, 15 amp service, on or about 02/20/2014.    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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  a) Exterior Front Sidewalk - An employee was observed using a three way electrical adaptor that was missing a ground pin to provide power to a portable electric Rigid miter saw, 110 volt, 15 amp service, on or about 02/20/2014.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  a) Exterior Front Sidewalk - An employee was observed using a Rigid portable electric miter saw to cut wood trim and the flexible cord was spliced, 110 volt, 15 amp service, on or about 02/20/2014.  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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:    a) Exterior Front of Row House - A carpenter was observed standing on a pump jack scaffold work platform, 11'3" high that was only 9 1/2" wide while installing wood trim above an exterior doorway, on or about 02/20/2014.    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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end:  a) Exterior Front of Row House - A carpenter was observed standing on a pump jack scaffold work platform where one end of the platform extended 30 inches beyond its support, on or about 02/20/2014.  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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:   a) Exterior Front of Row House - A carpenter was observed climbing down 42 inches from a pump jack scaffold work platform, onto a porch and not provided with a safe means, on or about 02/20/2014.  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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a) Exterior Front of Rowhouse - A carpenter observed installing wood trim while standing on a pump jack scaffold work platform 11' 3" above the ground was not provided fall protection, on or about 02/20/2014.  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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:  a) Exterior Front of Rowhouse - A carpenter was observed standing on a pump jack scaffold work platform 11 feet, 3 inches above a concrete slab and the poles of the scaffold were not provided with bracing in the middle or bottom to prevent displacement, on or about 02/20/2014.  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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a) Job Site -There was no training provided to employees using a pump jack scaffold, 11'3" high as evidenced by observed hazards such as but not limited to;no fall protection used,  working platform  was only 9 1/2" wide and extended 30" beyond the end support, and the bracing on the poles were missing at the bottom, on or about 02/20/2014.  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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · 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) Exterior Front of Rowhouse - A carpenter was observed standing on a pump jack scaffold, while attaching wood trim, and a 28' portable metal extension ladder laid horizontally between the scaffold supports was used to support a 9 1/2" wide scaffold board, 11'3" high on or about 02/20/2014.    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

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a) Job Site - Employees were not provided adequate training in ladder usage as evidenced by noted hazards such as but not limited to; employee using a 28 ft, portable metal extension ladder as a working platform on a pump jack scaffold, on or about 02/20/2014.   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.