OSHA Inspection: JOHN DECKER II DBA J. DECKER HOMES

Issued

Apr 6, 2016

Abate by

Apr 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    Head protective equipment was not used when employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while handing material up to workers on a higher level.

Issued

Apr 6, 2016

Abate by

Apr 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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:    The employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented during residential construction operations when:  A:  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately ten (10) feet off the roof eve when they were installing roofing sheeting.    B.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately twelve (12) feet off the roof eve through a skylight cut out when they were installing roofing sheeting.

Issued

Apr 6, 2016

Abate by

Apr 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails do not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:    The employer did not ensure portable ladders were constructed and placed so three (3) feet or more was extended above the upper landing.  Employees performing residential construction were exposed to falling approximately ten(10) feet while using an eight feet step ladder to ascend/descend from the roof truss to the ground floor.