OSHA Inspection: B.C. CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Apr 1, 2015

Abate by

Apr 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

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.  The employer failed to provide information certifying that employees had received training on fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 18, 2015

Abate by

Mar 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(i): Each employee who was constructing a leading edge 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: Note: If the employer could demonstrate that it was infeasible or created a greater hazard to use these systems, a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502 should have been developed and implemented.    On or about February 11, 2015, employees installing roof sheathing on a storage unit at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protection.

Issued

Feb 18, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $700 Reduced

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:     On or about February 11, 2015, employees exposed to fall hazards were not trained on how to recognize and mitigate those fall hazards.