OSHA Inspection: WB CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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 from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employee who was cutting lumber with a circular saw and nailing lumber with a pneumatic nail gun was wearing eye protection.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the wood planked platform from that employees were working was erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(c)(3): The employer failed to retrain employees that showed indications through work performance of not retaining the requisite proficiency.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to work from the wood planked platform retained the knowledge to work from such a platform/scaffold safely.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 23, 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.  Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that employees who were exposed to fall hazards of over six feet understood and retained the knowledge to implement procedures that would minimize such hazards.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Worksite: The employer did ensure that the employees who were working from the wood planked platform at a height above 10 feet were protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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).    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to work near and around the open walls, windows and on the eave of the residence under construction were protected from falling more than 6 feet to the ground by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step.    Worksite: The employees were required to use the top step of the six foot stepladder to gain access to the wood planked working platform.