OSHA Inspection: KUBA'S BUILDERS INC.

Issued

Aug 18, 2016

Abate by

Sep 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    Kuba's Builders, Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:    Citation Number                       Item Number                            Abatement Date  01                                            01                                            05/10/2016 01                                            02                                            05/10/2016 01                                            04                                            05/10/2016       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:       a) On January 6, 2016, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating a pneumatic nail gun without the benefit of eye protection.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet above or below the point of access:     a) On January 6, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 18 feet where safe access was not provided to ladder jack scaffolding.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:      a) On January 6, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 12 feet while working from ladder jack scaffolding without the benefit of fall protection.  b) On January 6, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 18 feet while working from ladder jack scaffolding without the benefit of fall protection.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or January 6, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while performing roofing work from a first story deck without the benefit of fall protection.     No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:         a) On January 6, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling when required to climb portable ladders while carrying materials and equipment to roof deck landing surfaces.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.