OSHA Inspection: THE DUBLIN FRAMING COMPANY

Issued

Jul 7, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  a. At the worksite where employees were using an air actuated nail gun and a circular saw to install sheeting to the walls of the house, eye protection was not used, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jul 7, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.  a. At the worksite where employees were using extension cords to provide power to tools and equipment, the plug on the extension cord was replaced with a non-grounded plug, thereby exposing employees to an electrical contact hazard.  b. At the worksite where employees were using extension cords to provide power to tools and equipment, the ground prong was missing from an extension cord, thereby exposing employees to an electrical contact hazard.

Issued

Jul 7, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Strain relief. Flexible cords shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided which will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  a. At the worksite where employees were using an extension cord to provide power to an air compressor, the strain relief clamp of the female plug was pulled away from the outer insulating jacket of the cord exposing interior conductors, thereby exposing employees to an electrical contact hazard.

Issued

Jul 7, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables shall not be used.  a. At the worksite where employees used an extension cord to power a circular saw, the cord was damaged in several areas along the length of the cord exposing interior conductors, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Jul 7, 2014

Abate by

Jul 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    a. At the worksite where employees were installing sheeting to the side of the house from the elevated platform of a forklift, the employees were not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest system, thereby being exposed to a 14 foot fall hazard.