OSHA Inspection: RONNIE STARKWEATHER

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   On July 2, 2014, Ronnie Starkweather, dba RDS Construction, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:          a.       Citation 1 Item 1a & b

Issued

Sep 25, 2014

Abate by

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:   On July 2, 2014, Ronnie Starkweather dba RDS Construction, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:          a.       Citation 1 Item 1b & b, and   b.      Citation 1 Item 2a & b.

Issued

Jul 2, 2014

Abate by

Jul 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  Employees were installing sheeting on a 8/12 pitch roof at a residential 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

Jul 2, 2014

Abate by

Jul 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 a fall hazard while installing sheeting on the roof of an 8/12 pitch roof and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

Jul 2, 2014

Abate by

Jul 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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):   Employees installing sheeting on a 8/12 pitch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 23 feet 6 inches and a suitable fall protection system was not used.

Issued

Jul 2, 2014

Abate by

Jul 15, 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 engaged in installing sheeting on the 8/12 pitch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 23 feet 6 inches, and the employer had not instructed the employees in hazard recognition and the applicable regulations to their work environment.

Issued

Jul 2, 2014

Abate by

Jul 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   Employees accessed the roof with three different ladders that did not extend at least 3 feet past the landing surface of the roof edge.

Issued

Jul 2, 2014

Abate by

Jul 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  Employees used portable extension ladders to access the roof and the employer did not provide a training program for each employee to recognize hazards related to the use of ladders.