OSHA Inspection: MDC BUILDERS INC.

Issued

2016-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about May 31, 2016 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                   001                        03/14/2016 01                                   002                        03/14/2016

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  a. On or about February 19, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing roofing operations from an aerial lift (JLG, 450AJ) did not have a lanyard attached to the boom or basket, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards of approximately thirty (30) feet.

Issued

2016-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted:  a. On or about February 19, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations on a low sloped roof approximately thirty (30) feet above the ground were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.