OSHA Inspection: KENT ADAMS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2014-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):     Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.    Worksite located at 1540 Military Ave, Fremont, NE:  Employees engaged in roofing activities on a low sloped roof were not protected from falls by one of the methods listed above.  The employees were exposed to falls in excess of 14 feet.        Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of the abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

2014-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1280.00 Reduced

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:    Worksite located at 1540 Military Ave, Fremont, NE and throughout the company:  The employer failed to train employees that were potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards associated with the type of work being conducted.  This should include training on mitigating those hazards through an acceptable method of fall protection.  Training should also include the requirements for fall protection systems and when it is appropriate to utilize those systems.         Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

2014-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1280.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.      Worksite located at 1540 Military Ave, Fremont, NE:  An extension ladder used for access and egress to roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the surface being accessed.  The ladder was also not secured at its top to a rigid support.