OSHA Inspection: SCHUMAN & SON CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

May 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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)  Jobsite - On or about March 10, 2014, employees working below overhead work were not wearing head protection while employees worked overhead from the roof area, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

May 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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)  Jobsite - On or about March 10, 2014, employees were using hand power tools such as pneumatic nail guns, and circular saws without the use of safety glasses, exposing employees to eye injuries from ricocheting and flying debris.        ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

May 14, 2014

Abate by

Jun 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.     a)  Jobsite - On or about March 10, 2014, employees working on an elevated surface installing hardy boards at or near the unguarded edge, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of about 10 feet.                                                                                                                                                                             ABATEMENT CERTIFICATON IS REQUIRED