OSHA Inspection: PRO HOME 1, INC.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:      a) Employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

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

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29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1):  Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:      a)  The cutting blade on a portable Ryobi motorized miter saw model number TS1344L, provided for employee use was not guarded.    b)  The cutting blade on a portable Ryobi table saw serial number XX131749994, provided for employee use was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:      a)  Employees required to erect a pump jack scaffold performed such activities without training or the direction of a competent person.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:      a) Employees were not trained to recognize and eliminate the hazards associated with working from scaffolding.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.    a)  Employees were not trained to recognize and eliminate the hazards associated with erecting scaffolding.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.         a)  Employees working from a pump jack scaffold platform approximately 21 feet above the ground were not proved with proper means of access.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while using an a-frame ladder without its metal spreaders or locking devices in the open position while the ladder was leaned against a wall and positioned on the downward slope of a pitched roof approximately 15 feet high.  The employees were utilizing the ladder to gain access to the platform of a pump jack scaffold.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.      a)  The employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while performing siding work from a pump jack scaffold platform elevated approximately 21 feet above the ground.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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 systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor were the employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):    a)  Employees installing siding were not protected from the hazards of falling while working at an elevation of approximately 15 feet above the ground.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1):  Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:   a)   A worn and frayed electrical extension cord was used to supply electricity to tools and equipment at the site.

Issued

Aug 11, 2015

Abate by

Sep 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record:  a) Pro Home 1, Inc. did not prepare written certification records related to employee fall protection training.