OSHA Inspection: JEFF LIGGETT

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1760.00 · Current $888.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:      (a) Jobsite:  On or about June 5, 2014, an employee was not wearing a protective helmet (hard hat) while he was working on a lower roof and there were other employees on a higher roof working above him.

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:      (a) Jobsite:  On or about June 5, 2014, two employees were working from a tubular welded metal frame scaffold and they were not protected from falling.  The fall hazard to the two employees was about 24 feet to the ground.

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:       (a)  Jobsite:  On or about June 5, 2014, three employees were working on two residential roofs (at the same address) and they were not protected from falling.  The fall hazard for the one employee (on the porch roof) was about 15 feet and the fall hazard for the other two employees (on the main roof of the home) was about 26 feet.

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not  have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee:     (a) Jobsite:  On or about June 5, 2014, three employees who were exposed to fall hazards of about 15 and 24 feet while working on two roofs/scaffolding, needed to be retrained so that they retain the knowledge and skill required to minimize the fall hazards while working on a roof or from a scaffold.

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

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:       (a) Jobsite:  On or about June 5, 2014, employees were using an aluminum extension ladder that only extended above the upper surface (planking to a tubular welded frame scaffolding) by 1 1/2 feet.  This was the only way for employees to access the main roof.  The fall hazard to the employee was about 26 feet to the ground.

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1760.00 · Current $888.00 Reduced

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:       (a) Jobsite:  On or about June 5, 2014, the employer did not provide a ladder training program for each employee where the employees to recognize hazards related to ladders and how to minimize these hazards.