OSHA Inspection: JUSTIN GRIDER

Issued

Apr 2, 2015

Abate by

May 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a)  For Citation 1, Item 1a, issued on 2/17/2015 with an abatement date of 3/13/2015, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  b)  For Citation 1, Item 1b, issued on 2/17/2015 with an abatement date of 3/13/2015, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  c)  For Citation 1, Item 1c, issued on 2/17/2015 with an abatement date of 3/13/2015, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  d)  For Citation 1, Item 3, issued on 2/17/2015 with an abatement date of 2/23/2015, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  e)  For Citation 1, Item 4, issued on 2/17/2015 with an abatement date of 3/13/2015, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.

Issued

Apr 2, 2015

Abate by

May 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  a)  For Citation 1, Item 4, issued on 2/17/2015 with an abatement date of 2/23/2015, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.  b)  For Citation 2, Item 1, issued on 2/17/2015 with an abatement date of 2/23/2015, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.  c)  For Citation 2, Item 2, issued on 2/17/2015 with an abatement date of 3/13/2015, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to establish criteria for protecting employees from fall from heights hazards and struck by hazards.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    The employer did not maintain jobsite inspections that were performed by a person competent to ensure employees were not exposed to falling, eye and head injury during residential roofing operations.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    The employer did not ensure that employees were trained to control or eliminate eye injury hazards when using a pneumatic nail guns, prying off old roofing material and head injury hazards from falling objects.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

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:     Head protective equipment was not used when employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while working on ground with construction activities being conducted above.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:     Eye protective equipment was not used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns and prying off old roofing material.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders was not kept clear:    The employer did not ensure area at the upper landing of the roof was kept clear of obstructions including roofing materials and tools.  This exposed employees to the hazard of tripping and falling a distance of 11 feet.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:    The employer did not train the employees to place a ladder so the landing surface is kept free from obstructions including roofing materials and tools.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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 systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    The employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented for employees performing residential roofing operations who were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately eleven (11) feet to twenty-five (25) feet.    The employer was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 907616, citation number 01, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 07/12/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 5111 Southwest Avenue, Saint Louis, MO  63110.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $4,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    The employer did not provide training to enable employees to properly assess and control the hazards at their worksite while performing residential roofing construction.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards associated with an approximately eleven (11) to twenty-five (25) foot fall.    The employer was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 907616, citation number 01, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on 07/12/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 5111 Southwest Avenue, Saint Louis, MO  63110.