OSHA Inspection: TQGC

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided and used eye protection while using a nail gun to secure shingles, thereby exposing employees to a potential struck-by hazard.

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.     a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided and used fall protection when performing roofing work at heights greater than six feet, thereby exposing employees to an approximate 12 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.     a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees that were exposed to fall hazards had been trained in the recognition of such hazards and the procedures to follow to minimize these hazards.

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.     a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that the extension ladder that was used to access/exit roof was extended at least three feet above the working/walking surface, thereby exposing employees to a trip/fall hazard.