OSHA Inspection: R P CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Dec 12, 2016

Abate by

Jan 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $12,471

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 is 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):   (a) The employer does not ensure workers engaged in roofing activities use fall protection.  This condition most recently occurred on September 12, 2016, where employees re-roofing a house were working on a 6 in 12 pitch roof at ground to eave heights above 8 feet without fall protection.  Note: Abatement certification AND supporting documentation are required for this item.

Issued

Dec 12, 2016

Abate by

Jan 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about September 12, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide training to new workers engaged in roof tear-off and re-roofing activities prior to the commencement of work.  NOTE: Abatement certification AND supporting documentation are required for this item.

Issued

Dec 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident   (a) The employer did not report the September 19, 2016, death of a worker.  The death was due to injuries sustained after a fall from a roof that occurred on September 12, 2016.  Note: Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Dec 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours:  (a) The employer did not report a work-related in-patient hospitalization to treat severe head trauma with brain injuries resulting from a fall that occurred on September 12, 2016.  Note: Abatement certification is not required for this item.