OSHA Inspection: BLANC & BAILEY CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Abate by

Mar 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 in that employees were exposed to a struck by hazard  associated with the installation of inadequately braced prefabricated wood and metal plate connected parallel chord trusses:    a. Site- Employees working from the ground and ladders were not protected from a struck by hazard where prefabricated wood and metal plate connected parallel chord trusses were not adequately braced during installation.

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Abate by

Apr 8, 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:    a. Site- Employees installing wood and metal plate connected parallel chord trusses where not provided with training in regards to installation procedures and the required temporary bracing by the employer.

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge:    a. Site- Employees working from the second floor were not protected from a fall of 11 feet where the wood guardrail system built around the perimeter of the floor was constructed using support posts spaced 12 feet on center, wood guardrail framing was connected with nails, and the support posts on either side of the ladder way were not framed in two directions to provide strength to the termination points of the guardrail system. On or about January 12, 2015 an employee sustained severe injuries after falling from the second floor at the ladder way where the guardrail system failed when the employee was leaning against the top rail. The guardrail connected together with nails pulled apart when a force less than 200 pounds was applied.

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used:    a. Site- Employees directing the installation of wood guardrail systems were not provided training in the correct procedures for installing wood guardrail systems. On or about January 12, 2015 an employee sustained severe injuries after falling from the second floor at the ladder way where the guardrail system failed when the employee was leaning against the top rail. The guardrail system built around the perimeter of the floor was constructed using support posts spaced 12 feet on center and the support posts on either side of the ladder way were not framed in two directions to provide strength to the termination points of the guardrail system.