OSHA Inspection: NEWMYER CONTRACTING, INC.

Issued

Oct 29, 2014

Abate by

Nov 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them):      (a)Newmyer Contracting, Inc. at 1022 Humboldt St., Denver, CO 80218:  On and before October 27th, 2014, the controlling employer did not ensure a safety program was developed and implemented for the work environment to include regular inspections of the job-site, materials, and equipment; conducted by a competent person. Subcontractor employees were engaged in roofing and tuck pointing activities from the concrete gutter and adjacent flat roof of a residential home. Employees were exposed to fall hazard of approximately 30 feet and 34 feet as a result.

Issued

Oct 29, 2014

Abate by

Nov 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor was an alternative fall protection measure provided:      (a)Newmyer Contracting, Inc. at 1022 Humboldt St., Denver, CO 80218:  On and before October 27th, 2014 the controlling employer did not ensure their subcontractor employees were protected from injury, in that, an employee engaged in tuck-pointing brick work while on the gutter on the north east corner of a residential home was exposed to falls of approximately 34 feet without the use of an adequate fall protection system.      (b)Newmyer Contracting, Inc. at 1022 Humboldt St., Denver, CO 80218:  On and before October 27th, 2014 the controlling employer did not ensure their subcontractor employees were protected from injury, in that, employees engaged in disposal of materials via the debris chute and also receiving of new materials via the laddervator on the flat roof located on the north side of a residential home were exposed to falls of approximately 30 feet without the use of an adequate fall protection system.