OSHA Inspection: CHALMERS CONSTRUCTION LLC.

Issued

Aug 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,760

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 front of house - Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below roofing activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about March 25th, 2014.

Issued

Aug 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

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:                                                                                                             A) Roof: Employees were exposed to eye/face injuries while using an nail guns and were not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about March 25th, 2014.

Issued

Aug 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

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 house: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet while engaged in roofing work on a residential structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about March 25th, 2014.

Issued

Aug 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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) Roof of structure: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 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 March 25th, 2014.