OSHA Inspection: FREDDY'S JR REMODELING INCORPORATED

Issued

Mar 15, 2016

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

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:     Freddy's Jr. Remodeling Incorporated, 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                                            02/08/2016  01                                            03                                            02/08/2016  01                                            04                                            02/08/2016  01                                            05                                           02/08/2016 01                                            06                                            03/07/2016    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 2, 2016

Abate by

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) Employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1):  Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:     a)  Employees were using unguarded Ryobi AG4531G grinder during siding installation work.          No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Feb 2, 2016

Abate by

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    a)  Employees were not protected against accidental contact with energized overhead power lines during siding installation work.  The overhead power lines consisted of secondary lines having a voltage rating of 120/240 volts.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 2, 2016

Abate by

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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)  Employees were not provided with safe access to a ladder jack scaffold platform being used at an elevation of approximately 15 feet above the ground.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 2, 2016

Abate by

Feb 8, 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) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from ladder jack scaffold platform elevated approximately 15 feet above the ground.     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

Feb 2, 2016

Abate by

Mar 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a)  Employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from ladder jack scaffolding and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).