OSHA Inspection: HERITAGE BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Aug 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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)  Heritage Builders, Inc.  at 435 West Main, Aspen, CO 81611:  On or about July 2, 2014, the controlling employer did not ensure that masonry subcontractor employees wore hard hats when walking and working on the ground under the patio that was 14.5 feet high, while other employees were setting flagstone on the perimeter of the patio.  In addition, an employee worked without a hard hat under a winch approximately 19 feet high, affixed to a horizontal member of a scaffold, used to lift buckets of cement for the masons on the elevated patio.  No toe boards or other means of containment for the tools and materials was in place.  Conditions exposed masonry employees to head injury hazards from getting struck by falling tools and materials.

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Aug 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

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 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:    a)  Heritage Builders, Inc. at 435 West Main, Aspen, CO 81611:  On or about July 2, 2014, the controlling employer did not ensure that masonry employees were protected from fall hazards while setting flagstone on the elevated patio.  Conditions exposed the masonry employees to fall hazards of up to 14.5 feet high.

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Aug 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): Each employee in a hoist area was not protected from falling 6 feet or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems:  a)  Heritage Builders, Inc. at 435 West Main, Aspen, CO 81611:  On or about July 2, 2014, the controlling employer did not ensure that masonry subcontractor employees were protected from fall hazards while hoisting up cement to lay flagstone via a winch set on a horizontal member of scaffolding above head level, with the scaffolding based on the ground adjacent to the elevated patio.  Conditions exposed masonry employees to fall hazards of up to 14.5 feet high.

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Aug 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers, or rising more than 30 inches, whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:  (Note:  29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(7) applies when the top edge of a stairrail system also serves as a handrail.):    a)  Heritage Builders, Inc. at 435 West Main, Aspen, CO 81611:  On or about July 2, 2014, the controlling employer did not ensure that both the inside and outside stairs used to gain access to the second floor included handrails.  Condition exposed masonry subcontractor employees and cleaning employees to fall hazards of up to 14.5 feet high.

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Aug 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers, or rising more than 30 inches, whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    a)  Heritage Builders, Inc. at 435 West Main, Aspen, CO 81611:  On or about July 2, 2014, the controlling employer did not ensure that the outside stairs used to gain access to the elevated patio had a stairrail system along the outside edge.  Condition exposed masonry subcontractor employees and cleaning employees to fall hazards of up to 14.5 feet high.