OSHA Inspection: CARVER'S LEGACY CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  On or about September 9, 2014, at the job site located at 11819 Maumelle Blvd., North Little Rock, Arkansas, the employer did not ensure that employees walking and working on a low-slope roof and ground level were protected by hardhats from impact of falling objects. This practice created conditions which exposed the employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be 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 (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.   On or about September 9, 2014, on a low-roof building, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falling by use of fall protection systems, while working on the roof dormers. This practice created conditions which exposed the employees to fall hazards of 16 feet to the next lower level.

Issued

Oct 7, 2014

Abate by

Oct 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.   On or about September 9, 2014, the employer did not ensure the aluminum extension ladder extended three feet above the roof landing.  The employees used the ladder to access the roof while performing roofing activities of a 1 story, commercial structure.  This condition exposed the employees to the hazard of stumbling and falling from the ladder 12 feet to the ground below.