OSHA Inspection: CFH CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Issued

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: the employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  a. On or about November 12, 2014, in the interior of the structure, five employees used a wooden job made ladder without filler blocks inserted between the rungs to support the cleats, nor did the ladder have a 2 x 6 side rails, exposing themselves to a fall hazard.   b. On or about November 12, 2014, in the interior of the structure, five employees used a wooden job made ladder that did not have adequate support, in that there were not three nails per side, per rung installed on the ladder, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.    Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to, but not limited to the following: (1) conform to the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) A14.4-1992, section 4.5.2.

Issued

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 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. On or about November 12, 2014, employees at the jobsite conducting framing operations were not wearing protective helmets, exposing themselves to overhead hazards.

Issued

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:   a. On or about November 12, 2014, on a carpenter's bracket scaffold system, an employee performing framing operations was not protected from a 17-foot fall hazard by use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system.

Issued

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed  a. On or about November 12, 2014, five employees used a wooden ladder to access the 2nd level of a structure improperly, in that the ladder did not extend 3 feet over the landing, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.