OSHA Inspection: RICK ANDERSON

Issued

Oct 7, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 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.  a)  For Citation 1, Item 1a, issued on 7/16/2015 with an abatement date of 9/4/2015, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  b)  For Citation 1, Item 1b, issued on 7/16/2015 with an abatement date of 9/4/2015, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.

Issued

Oct 7, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

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 5, issued on 7/16/2015 with an abatement date of 9/4/2015, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.  b)  For Citation 1, Item 6, issued on 7/16/2015 with an abatement date of 9/4/2015, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Abate by

Sep 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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

Jul 16, 2015

Abate by

Sep 4, 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 the hazards of falling and eye injuries while performing residential roofing operations.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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 handing material up to works on a higher level.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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 electric circular saws to cut wood material.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(d)(4): At least one portable fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20B:C units was not provided on all vehicles used for transporting and/or dispensing flammable or combustible liquids:    The employer did not ensure that a portable fire extinguisher was available to employees who were carrying a full 5 gallon gasoline can in the vehicle. The gasoline was being used to fill the generator.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Abate by

Sep 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 during residential construction operations when:    A:  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately twenty one (21) feet when they were installing roofing sheeting.      B.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately nine and one half (9.5) feet when a basement stairway did not have steps installed in it and was left unguarded.    C:  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling when they were working by an unprotected wall hole that was 72 inches wide x 71 inches tall on the second floor of the structure that was approximately fourteen (14) feet from the ground.  The inside bottom edge of wall opening had a height of 12 inches above the walking/working surface.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Abate by

Sep 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 construction.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards associated with an approximately twenty one (21) foot fall.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    A stairway leading from the first to the second floor was not equipped with a stairrail system along the unprotected side. The stairway had 16 risers with platform halfway up.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately twelve and one half (12.5) feet.