OSHA Inspection: 42DABROS CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Apr 29, 2014

Abate by

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:      a) Employees were exposed to eye injury while operating an electric saw without eye protection during roof sheathing work.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 29, 2014

Abate by

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,300 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) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while performing carpentry work from a second story pitched roof surface without the use of fall protection.          b) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while walking and working adjacent to open sided floors on the second story level of the building.          In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Apr 29, 2014

Abate by

May 5, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees:       a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 10 feet into a basement where covers over floor holes in the first level of the building were not secured to prevent accidental displacement.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 29, 2014

Abate by

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard:      a) Covers placed over holes on the first level of the building  ere not color coded or marked with the word "hole" or "cover" to provide warning of the hazard.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 29, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:      a) The employer did not provide training to enable employees to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed to eliminate or control such hazards at the worksite.          In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIV ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 29, 2014

Abate by

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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 ladders 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) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from a portable ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the top of an upper landing surface on the second story of the building.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIV ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:        a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 5'8" while climbing on a stepladder without its metal spreaders or locking devices in the open position.        b) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 5'8" while using a stepladder for access and egress between two points at the front elevation of the building.        No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.