OSHA Inspection: GTF CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  Employees were exposed to fall hazards, an unprotected saw blade, and electrical hazards and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use.    Employee's used a siding saw to cut vinyl siding and the unused portion of the saw blade was not guarded.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

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 was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold installing siding and soffit were exposed to a 13 foot fall hazard and a suitable fall protection system was not used.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    Employees were installing siding and soffit at a construction site and the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to control and eliminate the hazards present at the jobsite in accordance with OSHA regulations.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  Employees were exposed to contact with the flexible cord for the siding saw and the cord insulation was damaged exposing the cord wiring.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(e): All splices and joints and free ends of conductors were not covered with insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device designed for the purpose:  Employees used a flexible extension cord to provide power to the siding saw and the electrical tape covering the spliced cord was not equivalent to the original insulation.