OSHA Inspection: RDD CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1): Each circular hand-fed rip saw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw blade above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut:  a) On or about 6/27/14 at a new home building site located at 6840 Leslie Road, Ellicottville, New York; employees building a new house were using a Bosch table saw to rip framing lumber. The saw did not have a guard.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  a) On or about 6/27/14 at a new home building site located at 6840 Leslie Road, Ellicottville, New York; employees framing partitions on the second floor near window openings with a sill height of 29 inches.  a) On or about 6/27/14 at a new home building site located at 6840 Leslie Road, Ellicottville, New York; employees were working on the second floor adjacent to the stair opening to the basement approximately 20 feet below.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED