OSHA Inspection: BURDETTE REALTY IMPROVEMENT, INC

Issued

Jun 17, 2016

Abate by

Jul 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · Current $858 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(c): A person who has a valid certificate in first-aid training was not available at the worksite to render first-aid:    a) 5148 Washington St, Cross Lanes: On or about June 3, 2016 and times prior employees working from heights up to 15ft, without ready access to medical care, were not provided with a person onsite who is trained in first aid.

Issued

Jun 17, 2016

Abate by

Jun 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,144 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not 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, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.    a) 5148 Washington Street: On or about June 3, 2016 was removing protective plastic from a single sloped roof with a 3:12 pitch, 8 -15feet above ground without the use of a fall protection system.

Issued

Jun 17, 2016

Abate by

Jun 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a) Attic/Crawl space: On June 3, 2016 and times prior an employee installed roof framing from an open sided attic/crawl space 8ft 4in above the ground without the use of a fall protection system.

Issued

Jun 17, 2016

Abate by

Jun 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · Current $858 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    a) Back of the building:  On or about June 3, 2016 and times prior an employee used a Werner 10 foot step ladder, in the closed position and leaned up against the roof, while removing protective plastic from the roof.  The ladder was used to access the roof and the base of the step ladder was not fully opened with the spreaders in the locked position.

Issued

Jun 17, 2016

Abate by

Jun 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,144 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:    a) Front of the building:  On or about June 3, 2016, an employee used the top and/or top step of a 6 foot step ladder to get down out of an attic/crawl space 8ft 4in from the ground.

Issued

Jun 17, 2016

Abate by

Jun 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,880 · Current $1,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s)when working from an aerial lift:    a) Front of Building: On or about June 3, 2016, an employee working approximately 10 feet above ground level from a platform of a Uno 41E articulated boom lift.  The employee was wearing a full body harness with lanyards, however the lanyards were not attached to the basket while working from the lift.      The Burdette Realty Improvement, Inc was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 902833, citation number 1, item number 3a and was affirmed as a final order on August 20, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 402 Old Goff Mountain Rd, Cross Lanes, WV.