OSHA Inspection: LONGWORTH BUILDERS LLC

Issued

2015-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a. The employer failed to provide abatement certification for each of the cited items issued on June 19, 2015.

Issued

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  a)  The employer did not instruct his employees in fall protection safety and ladder safety such as fall hazards prior to working on roof surfaces at heights greater than six (6) feet above lower surfaces.

Issued

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(viii): The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained by a competent person qualified in the standards contained in subpart M:   The employer did not instruct his employees in fall protection safety training such as fall hazards and the use of fall protection equipment prior to work on roof surfaces at heights of approximately 9.5 ft. and 18 ft.

Issued

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(v): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the standards contained in Subpart X:  a)  Employees were utilizing a damaged extension ladder to access/egress a roof surface approximately nine (9) feet above lower surface level prior to receiving ladder safety training.

Issued

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a)  On or about 04-29-15, employees were walking on a first floor low slope roof at approximately 9.5 ft. above surface level without utilizing fall protection equipment.  Employees were walking within three feet of the edge to an access/egress ladder positioned on the first floor roof surface.

Issued

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system:  a)  On or about 04-29-15, employees were working on a second floor low slope roof with a roof edge 18 ft. above surface level without an adequate fall protection system.  No conventional fall protection equipment was installed on approximately two-thirds of the building's front and back roof edges and on both ends of the building.

Issued

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  a)  On or about 04-29-15, employees were utilizing a 24 ft. extension ladder to access/egress a second floor roof surface at approximately nine (9) feet above lower surface level with a cracked side rail at  the top.

Issued

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a)  On or about 04-29-15, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program including a list of chemicals for employees who were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to Versico G200SA Yellow Substrate Adhesive and RoofKit Rubber Roofing Latex Bonding Adhesive during roofing work.

Issued

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)   a)  On or about 04-29-15, a material safety data sheet was not readily available at the worksite for an employee who was applying Versico G200SA Yellow Substrate Adhesive to a roof surface.

Issued

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (Construction Reference 1926.59)  a)  On or about 04-29-15, the employer had failed to provide employees with Hazard Communication safety training on chemicals for roofing work such as but not limited to Versico G200SA Yellow Substrate Adhesive and RoofKit Latex Bonding Adhesive.