OSHA Inspection: VARDA HOME IMPROVEMENTS, LLC.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   A) Exterior front, On scaffold and the ground: - Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below siding activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about April 1st, 2015.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

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:                                                                                                             A) Exterior, Front of house: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using an electric saw and was not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about April 1st, 2015.

Issued

Jul 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):   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 (b)   A) Exterior, Above front door of structure: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while engaged in siding work on a residential structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about April 1st, 2015.