OSHA Inspection: GCB REMODELING, LLC

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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:  On or about 1/19/2017, employees were not protected from overhead hazards while working below roofers.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Worksite:  On or about 1/19/2017, eye and face protective equipment was not used when an employee was using a pneumatic nail gun.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor was the employee provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):   (a) Worksite:  On or about 1/19/2017, an employee was not protected from falls while working on a residential roof at a height of approximately 8.5 feet above the lower level.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 1/19/2017, employees were exposed to a fall from a ladder which had not been inspected for visible defects.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:  (a) Worksite:  On or about 1/19/2017, a portable extension ladder with damaged anti-slip safety footpads was not withdrawn from service.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Mar 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

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) Worksite:  On or about 1/19/2017, the employer did not provide adequate training for the employees who might be exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Mar 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 1/19/2017, the employer did not provide adequate training to employees who use ladders.