OSHA Inspection: NORWOODS, INC.

Issued

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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. On or about February 26, 2015, employees working on the lower levels were not protected from employees working overhead, exposing themselves to head injuries.

Issued

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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 from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a. On or about February 26, 2015, on the roof, employees using a Makita Magnesium skill saw while cutting plywood components were not wearing safety glasses, exposing them to eye injuries.

Issued

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a. On or about February 26, 2015, on the 6:12 pitch roof, employees were installing plywood along the exterior perimeter of the restaurant building without a fall protection system, exposing employees to a 25 feet fall hazard.

Issued

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a. On or about February 26, 2015, employees working from elevations were not trained about fall protection.

Issued

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a. On or about February 26, 2015, on the 6:12 pitch roof, employees leaned a 10-foot step ladder against the exterior wall of a lower roof in order to gain access and egress to the upper roof, exposing themselves to a fall hazard.

Issued

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a. On or about February 26, 2015, employees were using the top step of an 10-foot stepladder to access and egress the upper roof, exposing themselves to a fall hazard.