OSHA Inspection: NAGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

Jan 14, 2016

Abate by

Mar 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    A). On or about January 7, 2016 employees were engaged in framing and sheathing a two story residential new construction structure and were not protected from hazards associated with their work because the employer did not provide any formal, informal, or verbal training which would have made them aware of potential hazards on the job site, how to avoid them and how to correct them as needed.

Issued

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,375 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). On or about January 7, 2016 employees were working with a pneumatic powered Hitachi Brand 2" coil Nail Gun, as well as a Hitachi Angle Framer nail gun, and were exposed to struck by hazards causing blindness, because they were not protected from ricochet of the nails or wood by means of face shield or eye protection.

Issued

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(a)(2): A grounded conductor was attached to a terminal or lead so as to reverse designated polarity.    A). On or about January 7, 2016 employees were using a flexible extension cord to energize hand held power tools and were exposed to electrical shock hazards because the hot and the neutral wires were incorrectly installed in the new male adapter end of the cord causing a reversed polarity.

Issued

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around the stairway opening.    A). On or about January 7, 2016 employees working on the second floor to cut materials to size, were exposed to falls in excess of 9 feet to the floor below, because the stairway opening was not protected by any means of guardrails, safety nets, covers, or personal fall protection devices.

Issued

Jan 14, 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 about January 7, 2016 employees sheathing the roof deck of a two story residential structure were exposed to fall sin excess of 20 feet to the ground below because they were not protected by means of guardrail, safety nets, personal fall protection devices or an alternative protection method.

Issued

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  A). On or about January 7, 2016 employees working on the second floor to complete framing and sheathing tasks were exposed to falls in excess of 12 feet to the ground below because the window sill openings in the wall were set at 20 inches above the floor and the employees were not protected by means of guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall protection devices.

Issued

Jan 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or step of a stepladder was used as a step:    A). On or about January 7, 2016 employees were exposed to falls in excess of 6 feet to the floor because they were using the top step of a 6 foot portable "A frame" ladder to access the roof from inside the structure by climbing through the truss rafters and out an opening in the roof.