OSHA Inspection: LINE HOME CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Apr 27, 2017

Abate by

May 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $1,793

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) Worksite: Employees working directly under ongoing siding and window work were not using head protection; on or about 11/18/16.    Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 27, 2017

Abate by

May 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,183 · Current $4,183

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:  a) Worksite: Folding ladders placed in an unstable manner on the roof of the first story were used to mount the ladder jack scaffold; on or about 11/18/17.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 27, 2017

Abate by

May 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a) Worksite: Folding ladders were used to mount a ladder jack scaffold platform; on or about 11/18/16.     Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 27, 2017

Abate by

May 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $2,988

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:  a) Worksite: Employees were doing siding and window work from a ladder jack scaffold, approximately 14 ft. above the ground and were not provided with an access ladder or similar surface; on or about 11/18/16.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 27, 2017

Abate by

May 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,183 · Current $4,183

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  a) Worksite: Employees doing window and siding work from a ladder jack scaffold approximately 14 ft. above the ground were not protected from falling; on or about 11/18/16.      Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 27, 2017

Abate by

May 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $1,793

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:  a) Worksite: Employees were using a ladder to access the roof of the residential building that was used at an angle such that the ratio between the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one to one; on or about 11/18/16.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.