OSHA Inspection: SCOTT BENIKE CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Feb 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)    (a)  The employer did not ensure regular jobsite inspections were done on a frequent and regular basis to ensure that hazardous conditions were found and corrected.

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,600 Reduced

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)  Employees conducting carpentry activities on a residential roof with a 6:12 pitch were not protected from falling ot a lower level.  This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet.

Issued

Feb 5, 2016

Abate by

Feb 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    (a)  The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.