OSHA Inspection: STANDARD WINDOWS CORP.

Issued

2014-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): "Application." Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is 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. On or about April 21, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations with a pneumatic nail gun (Hitachi NV 45AB2) was not wearing safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to stuck by hazards.

Issued

2014-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access:  a. On or about April 21, 2014 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, approximately sixteen (16) feet four (4) inches above the ground,was not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2014-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system:  a. On or about April 21, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, approximately sixteen (16) feet four (4) inches above the ground, was not protected from falls by a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

2014-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs 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. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:  a. On or about April 21, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, approximately sixteen (16) feet four (4) inches above the ground, was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding.  The employee was thereby exposed to the hazards associated with falls.