OSHA Inspection: DAVID E. LOOPER & COMPANY, INC

Issued

2016-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm, in that employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard:      a) At the jobsite, on or about September 10, 2015, an employee who was working around the installation of pre-engineered 61-foot 6-inch wooden roof trusses was exposed to being struck-by and crushed-by roof trusses and light gauge steel framed walls due to:      1. The metal stud walls were anchored to the concrete slab with ¾ inch long fasteners.    2. The metal stud walls were braced with light gauge metal studs and attached to the concrete slab with ¾ inch long fastenings.    3. The wood roof trusses were not adequately braced.

Issued

2016-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Except as provided in 1926.500(a)(2) or in 1926.501 (b)(1) through (b)(14), each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    a) At the jobsite, on or about and times prior to September 10, 2015, while installing roof truss, sub-contractor employees were allowed to work from the 2 X 6 top plate without some form of fall protection such as but not limited to scaffolding, scissor lift, or personal fall arrest system, exposing employees to a 12-foot fall hazard.