OSHA Inspection: CHRIS CARPENTY CO.

Issued

2016-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:     a.  On or about October 27, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included but not limited to, fall hazards, personal protective equipment, and electrical hazards.

Issued

2016-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-10 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.  On or about October 27, 2016, at the above  addressed jobsite, employees conducting carpentry operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall protection hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2016-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $2000.00 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. On or about October 27, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees engaged in framing operations on residential construction were not provided with fall protection, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately twenty-five (25) feet.    b. On or about October 27, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees engaged in carpentry operations on residential construction were not provided with fall protection on window and door openings, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards greater than six (6) feet.