OSHA Inspection: STORM CARPENTRY INC.

Issued

2015-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 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) For employees working at 206 78th Street in Holmes Beach, as observed on or about 8 April, 2015. Employees were observed installing roofing sheathing on a new construction residential home roof with a 4:12 pitch without the use of a fall protection system.  The employees were exposed to an approximately 20 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2015-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage used for attachment for personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached nor was it designed, installed and used as follows: As part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and under the supervision of a qualified person.  a) For employees working at 206 78th Street in Holmes Beach, as observed on or about April 8, 2015. The employer installed 2 anchor points on the third floor of the new construction residential home to be used as anchor points for the fall protection harnesses while the employees were installing the roof sheathing. the anchor points were not installed in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

Issued

2015-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used:  a) For employees working at 206 78th Street in Holmes Beach, as observed on or about April, 8, 2015. Employees were wearing harnesses for fall protection and were not properly instructed on the correct inspection and wearing of the fall protection harness. Employees were exposed to a fall height of approximately 20 feet.