OSHA Inspection: GONSANA CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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) Exterior front, On the ground: - Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below siding activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about December 2nd, 2014.    B) Exterior left side driveway, On the ground: - An employee was exposed to head injuries while working below siding activities. The employee was not protected by a hard hat or protective helmet, on or about December 2nd, 2014.

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

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:                                                                                                             A) Exterior, Front of house on scaffold: Employees were exposed to eye/face injuries while using electric saws and were not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about December 2nd, 2014.

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):   Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.   A) Exterior on Scaffold/Left side of house - Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system (including end rails) or any other means of fall protection in place, on or about December 2nd, 2014.   B) Exterior on Scaffold/Front of house - Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system (including end rails) or any other means of fall protection in place, on or about December 2nd, 2014.

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):   Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) 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 (b)   A) Exterior, Upper level of structure: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while engaged in siding work on a residential structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about December 2nd, 2014.