OSHA Inspection: VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION

Issued

May 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 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) Back of house - Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below roofing and siding activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about December 11th, 2013.

Issued

May 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 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) Roof and Ground: Employees were exposed to eye/face injuries while using saws and nail guns and were not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about December 11th, 2013.

Issued

May 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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 : Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while engaged in roofing and siding work on a residential structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about December 11th, 2014.

Issued

May 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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 of structure: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 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 December 11th, 2014.