OSHA Inspection: DAN SCURRY DBA D & S SCURRY CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Sep 6, 2016

Abate by

Sep 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $0 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:      Eye protective equipment was not used when employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while performing shingles tear off operations.

Issued

Sep 6, 2016

Abate by

Sep 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(d)(4): At least one portable fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20B:C units was not provided on all vehicles used for transporting and/or dispensing flammable or combustible liquids:    The employer did not ensure that a portable fire extinguisher was available to employees who were carrying two 5 gallon gasoline cans in the vehicles.

Issued

Sep 6, 2016

Abate by

Sep 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,244 Reduced

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.  Workers performing residential construction were exposed to falling up to approximately nineteen (19) feet while using an extension ladder to ascend/descend from the roof to the ground.

Issued

Sep 6, 2016

Abate by

Sep 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $18,707 · Current $11,225 Reduced

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 workers were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately nineteen (19) feet off the roof eve when they were installing roof shingles.      The employer was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 876503, citation number 1, item  number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 06/05/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 202 Maryland Ave, O'Fallon, IL  62269.