OSHA Inspection: HUANG'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

2016-12-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1497.00 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 December 14, 2016, at the 2nd floor, employees engaged in residential form and masonry work activities were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2016-12-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1497.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:   (a) On December 14, 2016, at the 2nd floor, workers were not protected from 3/8 inch diameter rebar protruding 24 to 30 inches from concrete masonry units, exposing them to impalement hazards.

Issued

2016-12-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $1123.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).   (a) On December 14, 2016, a job-made wooden ladder, approximately 14 feet in length, was used at an angle greater than one-quarter the length of the ladder to access the 2nd floor.

Issued

2016-12-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $1123.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(20): Employees were not facing the ladder when ascending or descending the ladder:   (a) On December 14, 2016, at the front of the project site, employees descended from a 14 foot job made wooden ladder, with their backs facing the ladder.