OSHA Inspection: DARQUEA HOME IMPROVEMENTS LLC

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized struck-by hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees:    (a) This violation occurred on or about March 16, 2015, and at times prior thereto; when the employer, by not designing and constructing the patio cover frame connections to resist applied loads, exposed employees to struck-by hazards created during the collapse of the structure.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a) The employer does not implement and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees using hazardous chemicals such as Butterfield Clear Guard Cure and Seal at the worksite;    (b) Employees were using unlabeled containers of wood stain;    (c) Employees were not provide with material safety data sheets (MSDS) or safety data sheets (SDS) for wood stain or Clear Guard Cure and Seal.    Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under 1926. 59 are identical to those set forth at 1910.1200 of this chapter.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(d)(1): The employer did not provide personal protective equipment, at no cost, to the employees:    (a) Employees using Butterfield Clear Guard Cure and Seal were required to buy their own filtering dust masks;    (b) Employees cutting wood using a 7 ¼" circular saw were required to buy their own protective eyewear.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Employees using a circular saw were exposed to eye injuries due to not wearing protective eye or face equipment while cutting wood.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 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) Employees working on the ground were exposed to head injury due to not wearing protective helmets while employees installed large wooden trusses directly above.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:    (a) Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while using a 7 1/4" circular saw with the guard wedged back.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each 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 1926.501 (b):     (a) Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 8 feet while building a patio.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 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) Employees are exposed to fall hazards while standing on the top rung of a Werner telescoping ladder, approximately 9 feet above a concrete surface.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, the employer did not report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor:    (a) Within eight hours after a fatality of an employee occurred as a result of a work-related incident, the employer failed to report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).