OSHA Inspection: DECA CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2015-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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) Springford Estates, Lot 27, Worksite - on or about March 11, 2015, employees were using pneumatically operated nail guns without any means of eye protection.

Issued

2015-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:  a) Home site 27, Springford Estates, Worksite - on or about March 24, 2015, employees were performing residential carpentry work while using a gasoline powered generator and storing approximately three gallons of gasoline on the worksite without any means of fire extinguishment.

Issued

2015-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded:  a) Home site 27, Springford Estates, Worksite - on or about March 24, 2015, employees were using a Honda EM3800SX portable generator where the fan assembly was not protected by a fixed guard or other means of protection to prevent inadvertent contact with the running fan blade.

Issued

2015-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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) Springford Estates, Lot 27, Worksite - on or about March 11, 2015, employees are conducting frame carpentry work from the exterior and interior top plates of a residential home project, approximately nine to 13 feet above a lower level, without utilizing any means of fall protection.

Issued

2015-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  a) Springford Estates, Lot 27, Worksite - on or about March 11, 2015, employees were accessing the top plates of a residential home project, with a nominal working height above the lower level of nine feet, via a six foot step ladder which required a change in elevation of approximately 36 inches.    b) Springford Estates, Lot 27, Worksite - on or about March 11, 2015, employees were egressing the interior top plates of a residential home project, with a nominal working height above the lower level of nine feet, via diagonal bracing or climbing on the framing from the top plates to the floor decking.

Issued

2015-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-22 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) Springford Estates, Lot 27, Worksite - on or about March 11, 2015, employees are using stepladders to access the top plates of a residential construction project by using the top step of the stepladder during the climbing.