OSHA Inspection: LAYTON CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):     a) Channel Crossing, Lot 124, Waters Edge - Frederica, DE - On or about April 1, 2015, Layton Construction, Inc., did not insure employees of King's Carpentry, a subcontractor, used fall protection while performing roofing activities, approximately 12 feet above the grade, exposing employees to falls.

Issued

Aug 20, 2015

Abate by

Oct 7, 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) Channel Crossing, Lot 124, Waters Edge - Frederica, DE - On or about April 1, 2015, Layton Construction, Inc., failed to provide training to employees on how to recognize or minimize fall hazards while performing roofing activities, exposing employees to falls.     ­Abatement Note      The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following:      1.  The nature of fall hazards in the work area;  2.  The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;  3.  The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems,        safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used;  4.  The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used;  5.  The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs;  6.  The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection;  7.  The role of employees in fall protection plans;  8.  The standards contained in this subpart.      The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.

Issued

Aug 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:         a) Channel Crossing, Lot 124, Waters Edge, Frederica, DE - On or about April 1, 2015, Layton Construction, Inc. did not make sure employees used ladders that extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing to access the roof, exposing employees to falls.

Issued

Aug 20, 2015

Abate by

Oct 7, 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 train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   a) Channel Crossing, Lot 124, Waters Edge, Frederica, DE - On or about April 1, 2015, Layton Construction, Inc., failed to provide training to employees on how to recognize or minimize hazards while using ladders, exposing employees to falls.