GAINESVILLE, GA —
OSHA Inspection: VERMAR SIDING & CORNICE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VERMAR SIDING & CORNICE, INC. in 4232 BOX ELDER PATH LOT 61, GAINESVILLE, GA 30504 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 341085462.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VERMAR SIDING & CORNICE, INC.
- Site address
- 4232 BOX ELDER PATH LOT 61
- City
- GAINESVILLE
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30504
- Mailing
- 4761 EAST REED ROAD, GAINESVILLE, GA 30507
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238170
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 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 damage: On or about 11/25/2015 at 4232 Box Elder Path, Lot 61, Gainesville, GA; a worker performing cutting operations of siding materials with a circular saw was exposed to eye injuries while observed not wearing eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1540
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.304 D
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe: a. On or about 11/25/2015 at 4232 Box Elder Path, Lot 61, Gainesville, GA; a worker was exposed to amputations where observed performing cutting operations of siding materials with a Makita 5007fa, circular saw that had its guard locked in the open position; b. On or about 11/25/2015 at 4232 Box Elder Path, Lot 61, Gainesville, GA; a worker was exposed to amputations where observed performing cutting operations of siding materials with a Makita 5007fa, circular saw that had its guard locked in the open position.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1540
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $10,780 · Current $5,390 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: On or about 11/25/2015 at 4232 Box Elder Path, Lot 61, Gainesville, GA; two workers were observed performing siding installation from the roof. Neither worker was wearing personal fall protection. The workers were exposed to fall hazards of 9 feet to the lower level. Vermar Siding and Cornice, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 894682, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 4/18/2013, with respect to a workplace located at Lot 60, Allston Cove, Norcross, GA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $5390
- — Z (R) $10780
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341085462.
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