OSHA Inspection: V5 CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $962 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.  On or about November 9, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a pneumatic nail gun did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,245 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:     a. On or about November 9, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations on the second floor, twelve (12) feet above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.