OSHA Inspection: E.B YODER, INC. DBA COACH HOUSE GARAGES

Issued

Oct 23, 2015

Abate by

Dec 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

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:    The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to control and eliminate the hazards present at the jobsite in accordance with the OSHA regulations. Employees working to set trusses were exposed to falls of approximately 10.6 feet to a lower level.

Issued

Oct 23, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person. Employees working set trusses were exposed to falls of approximately 10.6 feet to a lower level.

Issued

Oct 23, 2015

Abate by

Dec 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:     Employees were not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or any other approved means. Employees were in the process of installing trusses. While working on the top plate employees were exposed to falls of approximately 10.6 feet to a lower level.

Issued

Oct 23, 2015

Abate by

Dec 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

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:    Employees were exposed to falls while working on a residential property and were not provided training to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with falls.