OSHA Inspection: RFD CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 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:    (a) Moorefield: Employees required to work on a roof 11 feet from eave to ground were not trained on the hazards of working from heights, as determined on October 13, 2015.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Mar 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety and health program as may be necessary to comply with the General safety and health provisions covered in 29 CFR 1926.20:    (a) Charleston: On or about October 13, 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, and 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

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    (a) Moorefield: Employees were using Bostitch nail guns to install shingles on a commercial building without the use of eye protection, as determined on October 13, 2015.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 29, 2016

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):   (a) Charleston: A competent person was not onsite to provide frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite as evident by employees operating nail guns without the use of eye protection and working from heights without fall protection, as determined on October 13, 2015.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    (a) Moorefield: Employees were using a 7 1/4 inch Dewalt circular saw, Serial Number 095016, that had visible damage to the cord approximately 5 inches from the handle, as determined on October 14, 2015.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  (a) Moorefield: The All Power 600 Watt generator used by employees to power the 7 1/4 inch Dewalt circular saw, Serial Number 095016, had a faulty ground, as determined on October 13, 2015.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupters for personal protection.  (a) Moorefield: There was no ground fault circuit interrupter protection for employees using an All-Power 6000 watt generator to provide power to tools, such as, but not limited to a 7 1/4 inch Dewalt circular saw, Serial Number 095016, as determined on October 13, 2015.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    (a) Moorefield: The pump jack scaffold used by employees to put rafters on a commercial building was supported by poles that stood on gravel and did not bear base plates or mud sills, as observed on October 13, 2015.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  (a) Moorefield: The pump jack scaffold used by employees to install rafters on a commercial building was supported with poles that were not secured at the bottom via triangular bracing, as observed on or about October 13, 2015.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Mar 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $1,000

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) Moorefield: Employees who are required to perform work on scaffolding are not trained by the employer to recognize the hazards or procedures to control the hazards, as determined on October 13, 2015.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jan 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $11,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    (a) Moorefield: Employees were installing shingles on a 6:12 pitched roof that measured 11 feet from eave to ground without the use of any fall protection systems, as observed on October 13, 2015.      ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.