OSHA Inspection: KEITH ARAGI CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2016-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2850.00 · Current $1700.00 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.    JOBSITE:  Each employee operating a sawzall to cut wood or walls were exposed to flying pieces of debris while cutting without wearing eye protection.

Issued

2016-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3564.00 · Current $2130.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    JOBSITE:  Each employee demolishing the upper level of a house exposed to the hazard of falling 9 ft. 2 inches to the ground was not protected from falls through the use of guardrails, personal fall arrest systems, or other equivalent means.

Issued

2016-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-30 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:  JOBSITE:  Each employee demolishing the upper level of a house and exposed to fall hazards did not received training to recognize fall hazards and the means to minimize and/or eliminate these hazards.

Issued

2016-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4989.00 · Current $2970.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations.:    JOBSITE:  The employer did not have an engineering survey done by a competent person to determine the condition of the structure, perform preparatory operations tasks, such as (but not limited to) overall planning the work, methods and measures to be used, the equipment necessary, and prohibiting employees in the danger zones during the demolition operations.

Issued

2016-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.  JOBSITE:  The electrically powered reciprocating saws (sawzalls) were not protected by ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) or an assured equipment grounding program.