OSHA Inspection: UTT CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

Sep 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Employees 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)  Front of residence:  Two employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 20 feet 10 inches to the ground below while preparing to install roof sheathing.  Employees were standing at the bottom left corner of the roof trusses not utilizing any type of fall protection, as observed on September 2, 2015.    (b)  Back of residence:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 36 feet 11 inches to the ground below while preparing to install roof sheathing.  An employee was walking up the roof trusses and was not utilizing any type of fall protection, as observed on September 2, 2015.    Abatement Certification Required For This Item.

Issued

Sep 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 22, 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:             (a)  Front of residence: Two Employees were preparing to install sheathing on a new two story. residential home 20 feet 10 inches eave to ground. Employees exposed to fall hazards were not trained to recognize the hazards of falling and procedures to follow to minimize fall hazards as observed on September 2, 2015.  (b) Back of residence: An employee was preparing to install sheathing on a new two story. residential home 36 feet 11 inches eave to ground. The employee was not trained to recognize the hazards of falling and procedures to follow to minimize fall hazards as observed on September 2, 2015.  Abatement Certification Required For This Item.

Issued

Sep 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14):  Employees working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.       (a)  Second floor of new residential house: An employee was exposed to a fall of 13 feet 1 inch while working in front of a window opening on a two story residence. The window opening was not protected with a guardrail system and the employee was not utilizing fall protection, as observed on September 2, 2015

Issued

Sep 25, 2015

Abate by

Dec 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    (a)  On September 2, 2015, at the worksite, a safety and health program had not been initiated and maintained which addressed the following basic elements:     1.  Management Commitment and Leadership        A.  Policy statement: goals established, issued, and communicated to employees.        B.  Program Reviewed Annually.        C.  Participation in safety meetings, inspections; agenda item in meetings.        D.  Adequate commitment of resources.        E.  Safety rules and procedures incorporated into site operations.        F.  Management observations of safety rules.  2.  Assignment of Responsibility           A.  Safety designee on site, knowledgeable, and accountable.       B.  Supervisors' (including foremen) safety and health responsibilities understood.       C.  Employees adherence to safety rules.  3.  Identification and Control of Hazards        A.  Periodic site inspection program involving supervisors.        B.  Preventive controls in place (PPE, Maintenance, Engineering Controls).                                                  C.  Action taken to address hazards.        D.  Safety Committee, where appropriate.        E.  Technical reference materials available.   4.  Training and Education         A.  Supervisors receive basic safety and health training.         B.  Specialized training taken when needed.         C.  Existence of an employee training program, which is ongoing and effective.  5.  Recordkeeping and Hazard Analysis          A.  Records maintained of employee illnesses/injuries, and posted.          B.  Supervisors perform incident investigations, determine causes and propose corrective action.          C.  Injuries, near misses, and illnesses are evaluated for trends, similar causes; corrective action   initiated.                                       6.  First Aid and Medical Assistance          A.  First aid supplies and medical services available.          B.  Employees informed of medical results.          C.  Emergency procedures and training, where necessary.    Abatement Certification Required for this Item.