OSHA Inspection: RON CHRISMAN

Issued

Mar 30, 2015

Abate by

May 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    On January 22, 2015, Ron Chrisman dba Ron Chrisman, Inc., was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:        a.    Citation 1 Item 1a, b & c, and   b.    Citation 1 Item 2a & b.

Issued

Jan 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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:   Employees were exposed to eye injuries and the employer did not have a safety and health program that addressed areas such as, but not limited to, eye protection.

Issued

Jan 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 18, 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):     Employees were exposed to eye injuries and the employer did not ensure frequent and regular inspections of the site were performed by a competent person.

Issued

Jan 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   Employees were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic nailers and the employer did not ensure the use of proper eye protection.

Issued

Jan 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet 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):   Employees were exposed to fall hazard s while performing roofing activities because of the lack of fall protection.  The employees were exposed to a fall distance of 9.5 feet.

Issued

Jan 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   Employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing activities because of the lack of fall protection and the employer did not have a training program for the employees to recognize fall hazards and procedures to minimize the fall hazards.