OSHA Inspection: BRANDT BUILDERS

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 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)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was working on the main roof with a 9:12 pitch and eave edge greater than ten (10) feet above compacted surface without utilizing fall protection equipment.    b)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was working on dormer roof surface with a 12:12 pitch and eave edge greater than ten (10) feet above compacted surface without utilizing fall protection equipment.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(viii): The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained by a competent person qualified in the standards contained in subpart M:   a)      On or about 02-24-14, employer did not provide employee fall protection safety training certification for employees who did not associate fall from elevation hazards when working without fall protection equipment at heights greater than six feet.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:  a)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was utilizing a Keller step ladder to access/egress an elevated platform without grab rails at least three feet above the upper landing surface.    b)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was using a Vulcan non self-supporting ladder to access/egress a roof surface without grab rails at least three feet above the upper landing surface.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7): Care was not exercised in placing, lashing, or holding a ladder with slip-resistant feet that was used on a slippery surface:   a)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was working from a Keller extension ladder positioned on a slippery surface without securing the ladder.    b)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was using a Vulcan non self-supporting ladder positioned on a slippery surface to access and egress a roof surface without securing the ladder.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:     a)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee who was working from an elevated platform was using the top of a Keller step ladder as a step to access and egress the platform.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(v): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the standards contained in Subpart X:    a)      On or about 02-24-14, employer did not provide employee ladder safety training to employees who did not associate fall from elevation hazards when utilizing multipurpose, step and extension ladders without following requirements of Subpart X.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED