OSHA Inspection: CATAMOUNT BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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  Location: Jobsite  Employees were exposed to falls up to 10 feet to lower levels while walking and working where fall protection had not been used.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Abate by

Jun 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record.  Location: Jobsite  Employees were exposed to falls of up to 10 feet to lower levels while working and had  not been provided with fall protection training.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Abate by

Jun 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii)  Location: Jobsite  Employees were exposed to falls of up to 10 feet to lower levels while working and had  not been provided with fall protection training.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): Evidence in writing was not available that an engineering survey performed by a competent person had been performed prior to permitting employee(s) to start demolition operations.  Location: Jobsite  Employees were exposed to fall and stuck-by hazards while working where a written  engineering survey report had not been prepared by a competent person prior  to the start of demolition work.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.857(a): Storage of waste material and debris on any floor did not exceed the allowable floor loads.  Location: Jobsite  Employees were exposed to fall and stuck-by hazards while working from a structural floor  collapse where floors levels of the building had been overloaded with reclaimed brick  and mortar.