OSHA Inspection: ALTHEA HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC.

Issued

2015-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:     (a) Worksite - Ground Area:  On or about 10/28/2015, employees were not protected from overhead hazards by protective helmets while working below roofers.

Issued

2015-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 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) Worksite - Roof:  On or about 10/28/2015, eye and face protective equipment was not used when an employee was using a pneumatic nail gun.

Issued

2015-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2000.00 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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):     (a) Worksite - Roof:  On or about 10/28/2015, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof twenty-five feet above a lower level.

Issued

2015-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:     (a) Worksite - Both sides of structure:  On or about 10/28/2015, two portable extension ladders that were damaged were not withdrawn from service.