OSHA Inspection: KANAWHA VALLEY SIDING AND WINDOWS INC.

Issued

Jun 19, 2015

Abate by

Jul 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  (a)  Roof Section Over Garage:  An employee was exposed to a fall of 11 feet 5 inches to 13 feet 11 inches to the ground below while installing siding on a residence from a roof bracket scaffold, as determined on April 1, 2015.  Abatement Certification Required for this Item

Issued

Jun 19, 2015

Abate by

Jul 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area:  (a)  Roof Section Over Garage:  An employee was exposed to a fall of 11 feet 5 inches to 13 feet 11 inches to the ground below while installing siding on a residence from a roof bracket scaffold. The employer has not provided the employee with training on recognition of fall hazards while working on scaffolds, as determined on April 1, 2015.  Abatement Certification Required for this Item.

Issued

Jun 19, 2015

Abate by

Jul 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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:  (a)  Roof Section Over Front Door:  Employees was exposed to a fall of 11 feet 5 inches to the ground below while installing siding from the roof of a residence under construction.  Employees were not protected from falling from the roof to the ground below by a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system, as observed on April 1, 2015.  Abatement Certification Required for this Item.

Issued

Jun 19, 2015

Abate by

Jul 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  Roof Section Over Front Door:  Employees was exposed to a fall of 11 feet 5 inches to the ground below while installing siding from the roof of a residence under construction.  The employer has not provided employees with training on recognizing fall hazards and on the fall protection requirements, as determined on April 1, 2015.    Abatement Certification Required for this Item.

Issued

Jun 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a) Roof Area by Front Porch:  Employees used an aluminum extension ladder to access the roof a residence under construction.  The ladder was not extended at least 3 feet above the roof landing.  The extension ladder was extended 1 and 1/2 feet above the roof, as observed on April 1, 2015.

Issued

Jun 19, 2015

Abate by

Jul 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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) Roof Over Front Porch:  An employee was installing siding on a residence under construction from a 6 foot fiberglass step ladder that was in the closed position and leaned against the residence.  The step ladder is designed to be used in the open and locked position, as determined on April 1, 2015.  Abatement Certification Required for this Item.

Issued

Jun 19, 2015

Abate by

Jul 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  (a)  Roof Over Front Porch:  An employee was installing siding on a residence under construction from a 6 foot fiberglass step ladder that was in the closed position and leaned against the residence.  The employer has not provided a training program for the employee to recognize the hazard of using a step ladder in the closed, leaned position in lieu of being used as designed in the open and locked position, as determined on April 1, 2015.  Abatement Certification Required for this Item.