OSHA Inspection: BURETTA CONSTRUCTION & MANAGEMENT, INC

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Dec 12, 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 15, 2014, Buretta Construction & Management, 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 1, and      b.    Citation 1 Item 4.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Dec 12, 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 15, 2014, Buretta Construction & Management, 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 2a, b & c.

Issued

Jul 15, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 performing framing activities were exposed to a fall hazard, and the employer did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment.

Issued

Jul 15, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    Employees performing framing activities were exposed to a fall hazard, and none of the fall protection systems specified above were used.

Issued

Jul 15, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 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 performing framing activities were exposed to a fall hazard, and the employer had not instructed the employees in hazard recognition and the applicable regulations to their work environment.

Issued

Jul 15, 2014

Abate by

Jul 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):  The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record containing the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee:  The employer did not maintain evidence of the required training for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  There was no written documentation that included the employees name, date of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee.

Issued

Jul 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening    Employees working on the third floor were exposed to a fall hazard because the wall opening did not have a guardrail installed.

Issued

Jul 15, 2014

Abate by

Aug 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  Prior to allowing employees to use the rough terrain forklift, the employer did not ensure that each operator had completed formal instruction training.