OSHA Inspection: IVAN CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:     a) 36037 Robin Hood Road, Delmar, DE - On or about January 13, 2016 - the employer failed to ensure employees used fall protection while working on a 6/12 pitch roof approximately 15 feet above the grade, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 12, 2016

Abate by

Jun 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:     a) 36037 Robin Hood Road, Delmar, DE - On or about January 13, 2016 - the employer did not train each employee to recognize and minimize fall hazards.    ­Abatement Note     The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following:     1.  The nature of fall hazards in the work area;  2.  The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;  3.  The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used;  4.  The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used;  5.  The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs;  6.  The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection;  7.  The role of employees in fall protection plans;  8.  The standards contained in this subpart.     The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.

Issued

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to upper landing surfaces, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladders were used to gain access:     a) 36037 Robin Hood Road, Delmar, DE - On or about January 7, 2016, the employer did not ensure employees used ladders that extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): A stairway or ladder was not provided at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of 19 inches or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist is provided:   a) 36037 Robin Hood Road, Delmar, DE - On or about January 7, 2016, the employer failed to provide ladders for employees to access the roof with a break in elevation over 19" from the back of a materials delivery truck, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 12, 2016

Abate by

Jun 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:    a) 36037 Robin Hood Road, Delmar, DE - On or about January 7, 2016, the employer did not provide training to employees using ladders to minimize fall hazards.

Issued

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:      a) 36037 Robin Hood Road, Delmar, DE - On or about January 13, 2016 - the employer failed to report an in-patient hospitalization that occurred on January 7, 2016 due to a fall.