OSHA Inspection: DAYCON, INC.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

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:    (a) Second Story: On or about June 6, 2016 and times prior, an employee was not protected from head injury while walking in close proximity to overhead work and while lifting 4X8 sheets of plywood that weighed approximately 30 lbs.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    (a) Second Story: On or about June 6, 2016 an employee was using a Pasload pneumatic nail gun to install sheeting on a roof without the use of eye protection.    (b) Second Story: On or about June 6, 2016 an employee was using a DeWalt circular saw to cut sheeting material for the roof without the use of eye protection.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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) Residential Construction Roof: On or about June 6, 2016 and times prior, employees were installing trusses and applying sheeting to a 5:12 pitched roof that measured approximately 17 feet from the eave to the interior of the house and did not have any fall protection systems in place.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Residential Construction Roof: On or about June 6, 2016, employees were setting trusses and applying sheeting to a roof that measure approximately 17 feet from eave to the first floor interior and were not trained on the hazards of working from heights and the procedures to be followed.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain an safety and health program as may be necessary to comply with the General safety and health provisions covered in 29 CFR 1926.20.  (a) South Charleston: On or about June 6, 2016, at the worksite, a safety and health program had not been initiated and maintained which addressed the following basic elements.  1.  Management Commitment and Leadership A.  Policy statement: goals established, issued, and communicated to employees. B.  Program Reviewed Annually. C.  Participation in safety meetings, inspections; agenda item in meetings. D.  Adequate commitment of resources. E.  Safety rules and procedures incorporated into site operations. F.  Management observations of safety rules.    2.  Assignment of Responsibility     A.  Safety designee on site, knowledgeable, and accountable. B.  Supervisors' (including foremen) safety and health responsibilities understood. C.  Employees adherence to safety rules.    3.  Identification and Control of Hazards A.  Periodic site inspection program involving supervisors. B.  Preventive controls in place (PPE, Maintenance, and Engineering Controls). C.  Action taken to address hazards. D.  Safety Committee, where appropriate. E.  Technical reference materials available.    4.  Training and Education A.  Supervisors receive basic safety and health training. B.  Specialized training taken when needed. C.  Existence of an employee training program, which is ongoing and effective.    5.  Recordkeeping and Hazard Analysis A.  Records maintained of employee illnesses/injuries, and posted.  B.  Supervisors perform incident investigations, determine causes, and propose corrective action. C.  Injuries, near misses, and illnesses are evaluated for trends, similar causes; corrective action initiated.    6.  First Aid and Medical Assistance A.  First aid supplies and medical services available. B.  Employees informed of medical results. C.  Emergency procedures and training, where necessary.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.    (a) Second Story: On or about June 6, 2016 and times prior, an employee would use the second story windows to pull material up and was not protected from a fall that measured approximately 11 feet from the bottom edge of the window to the first level porch.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.    (a) Front side of the house, at the road: On or about June 6, 2016 employees were working in a trench, installing sewer lines, and were not protected from falling excavated material located at the top edge of the trench.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.    (a) Residential Construction, Road Side: On or about June 6, 2016 employees working to sewer lines in an trench that measure approximately 5 1/2 feet deep were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    (a) Front/Back of Construction: On or about June 6, 2016 and times prior, employees were using either an access point in the front of the house that had a break in elevation of approximately 25 inches or an access point in the back of the house that had a break in elevation of approximately 26 inches to enter the construction.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 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) First Floor Stairwell: On or about June 6, 2016 employees were utilizing a Werner 10 foot step ladder that was folded and leaning against the second level subfloor to access the second floor.

Issued

2016-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  (a) Fairmont, Residential Construction: On or about June 6, 2016 and times prior, employees were using a 10 foot Werner step ladder that was leaned up against the second level subfloor and not in the opened and locked position to gain access to the second floor work area, and did not receive training from the employer on the hazards associated with the use of ladders.