OSHA Inspection: PREMIER EXTERIOR HOME REMODELING LLC

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.    WORKSITE: The employee, working below the roof and ladder jack scaffold removing roofing debris was not protected from head injuries by the use of a protective hard hat.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    WORKSITE: The employee, installing roofing shingles with pneumatic nailing devices was not wearing eye protection.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1250.00 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.  Crossbraces were used as used as a means of access.    WORKSITE: The employees accessing the ladder jack scaffold were not provided with appropriate access, and the employees were climbing on the ladder component and climbed over the walking/working surface in order to access the working platform.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;    WORKSITE: The employees performing roofing activities from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from falling 17 feet to the ground by the use of personal fall arrest or equivalent fall protection systems.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.  WORKSITE: The employees, performing roofing activities on a 12 in 12 high pitched roof were not protected against the hazard of falling 19 feet to the ground by the use of an appropriate fall protection system.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, shall be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level;  WORKSITE: The personal fall arrest systems/devices worn by the employees during the construction activities were not rigged in such a way and a manner such that the employees could neither free fall more than 6 feet nor contact any lower level.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs 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. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    WORKSITE: The employees, performing roofing activities from ladder jack and roof bracket scaffolds were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    WORKSITE: The employer did not provide employees, exposed to fall hazards while performing construction activities with the information and training in the recognition of hazards associated with falls or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    WORKSITE: The employees, using ladders to access the roof(s) were not provided with information and training in the hazards associated with the type(s) of ladders being used or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.    WORKSITE: The side rails of the Werner model 1236-2 36 foot aluminum extension ladder used by employees to access the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the roof eave.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders shall be used only on stable and level surfaces unless secured to prevent accidental displacement.  WORKSITE: The bottom feet of the Werner model 1236-2 36 foot aluminum extension ladder, used by employees during the construction activities were placed on a plastic tarp and roofing debris without being appropriately secured to prevent from accidental displacement.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders shall be kept clear.  WORKSITE: The walking/working area on the ground surrounding the Werner, model 1236-2 36 foot aluminum extension ladder, used by the employees to access/egress the roof, was not kept clear of roofing debris.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(21): Each employee shall use at least one hand to grasp the ladder when progressing up and/or down the ladder.    WORKSITE: The employee, using the Werner, model 1236-2 36 foot extension ladder to manually carry materials onto the roof was unable to maintain at least three point of contact with the ladder at all times.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): An employee shall not carry any object or load that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall.   WORKSITE: An employee was using the Werner, model 1236-2 36 foot extension ladder to manually carry a roll of underlayment and flashing onto the roof.