OSHA Inspection: HOUSE DOCTORS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2016-01-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a. At the jobsite, on or about December 29, 2015, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program and allowed four (4) employees to use hazardous chemicals such as, but limited to, roofing cement and gasoline, thereby exposing these employees to physical and health hazards.

Issued

2016-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2000.00 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. At the jobsite, on or about December 29, 2015, two (2) employees using pneumatic type nailers to install a roofing system were not using eye protection and were exposed to eye injuries caused by airborne debris generated by the nailing process.

Issued

2016-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $2390.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, was not provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas were being used on the jobsite:    a. At the jobsite, on or about December 29, 2015, the employer did not provide a fire extinguisher to four (4) employees who used and stored flammable liquids, such as but not limited to, approximately 6 gallons of gasoline placed in three (3) portable containers, thereby exposing them to burn hazards from open fires.

Issued

2016-01-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(a)(1): Containers other than approved metal safety cans or DOT approved containers were used for the handling and use of flammable liquids in quantities of 5 gallons or less:  a. At the jobsite, on or about December 29, 2015, the employer did not provide approved gasoline containers to four (4) employees who used and stored approximately 6 gallons of gasoline placed in three (3) non-approved plastic portable containers, thereby exposing the employee to burn hazards from open fires.

Issued

2016-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):   a. At the jobsite, on or about December 29, 2015, four (4) employee used a non-self-supporting ladder that had an angle greater than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way, which was more than one-quarter of the working length of the ladder, thereby exposing the ladder to collapse and employees who used this ladder to an 8-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2016-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders were used on surfaces which were not stable, level or secured to prevent accidental displacement:  a. At the jobsite, on or about December 29, 2015, four (4) employee used a non-self-supporting ladder which had the ladder base placed on a 5:12 roof pitch and was not secured to prevent accidental displacement, thereby exposing the ladder to collapse and employees who used this ladder to an 8-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2016-01-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6160.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) 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 employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     a. At the jobsite, on or about December 29, 2015, on a 5:12 pitch roof, two employees performing roofing operations were not protected from an 18-foot fall hazard by use of a guardrail system, safety net system personal fall arrest system or any alternative fall protection.    b. At the jobsite, on or about December 29, 2015, on a 5:12 pitch roof, an employee performing roofing operations were not protected from an 8-foot fall hazard by use of a guardrail system, safety net system personal fall arrest system or any alternative fall protection.      The House Doctors Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1073419, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on July 31, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 109 Southern Grove Drive, Saint Johns, Florida 32259.    The employer fails to assure effective employee fall protection as required by the standard, as demonstrated on July 31, 2015 and December 29, 2015, when employees working from residential roofs  with a height greater than 6-foot at a workplaces located at 109 Southern Grove Drive, Saint Johns, Florida 32259 and 1625 Derringer Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32225