OSHA Inspection: CORY BRUNS

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 exposed to eye injuries and overhead hazards and the employer did not have a safety and health program that addressed areas such as, but not limited to, eye protection and head protection.

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 eye injuries and overhead hazards and the employer did not ensure frequent and regular inspections of the site were performed by a competent person.

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:   The employee was exposed to overhead hazards, such as, but not limited to, being struck in the head by roofing materials, because a hard hat was not being worn.

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   Employees were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic nailers and the employer did not ensure the use of proper eye protection.

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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 systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.502(k) developed and implemented:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing activities because of the lack of fall protection.  The employees were exposed to a fall distance of 9 feet.

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   Employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing activities at a height of 9 feet above the ground below due to the lack of fall protection and the employer did not have a training program to enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to minimize the hazards.

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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:     Employees were exposed to fall hazards while accessing and descending the roof from a fiberglass step ladder while the ladder was leaned against the structure because the self-supporting legs were not open and the ladder was used for purposes other than purposes for which it was designed.

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii):   The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards and electrical shock hazards while working from the extension ladders and the employer had not ensured that each employee had been trained in the proper use and placement of the ladders.