OSHA Inspection: USA GENERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

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:  (a) Roof, new residential construction located at 3017 Devoncroft Street, Smyrna, GA 30080: Employee was exposed to falls of approximately 40-feet while installing house wrap on the south gable side of the structure from the 7/12 pitched roof with no fall protection system in place.

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(7): Ladders not specifically designed for such use were tied or fastened together to provide longer sections:  (a) North side, new residential construction located at 3017 Devoncroft Street, Smyrna, GA 30080: Employee was exposed to falls of approximately 38-feet while using a ladder which was tied together with an orange strap to make the ladder longer. The ladder's fly section was extended past the ladder locks which did not allow the locks to be fully engaged with the rungs of the base section of the extension ladder.

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  (a) North side, new residential construction located at 3017 Devoncroft Street, Smyrna, GA 30080: The ladder provided was not secured to the structure and did not extend past the roof at least 3-feet to allow employees safe access on and off the roof. The employee using this ladder to access the roof was exposed to falls of approximately 38-feet to the lower level.

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Abate by

Feb 4, 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) New residential construction located at 3017 Devoncroft Street, Smyrna, GA 30085: Employees using an extension ladder failed to use the ladder at a proper angle, modified the ladder by tying the two sections together with a strap, and failed to extend the ladder 3-feet past the roof landing which exposed the user to fall hazards. Employees were not trained to recognize that these hazards could cause injuries or death.