OSHA Inspection: PFHA CONTRACTING LLC

Issued

2017-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1630.00 Reduced

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- Residential Roof: An employee was exposed to overhead impact injury hazards while working beneath roofing activities in which head protection was not utilized. Condition noted on or about 01/20/2017

Issued

2017-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a- Residential Roof: Employees were exposed to eye injury hazards in which eye protection was not utilized. Condition noted on or about 01/20/2017

Issued

2017-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  a-Residential Exterior: Employees were exposed to electrical shock when re-roofing residential home while in close proximity to an energized secondary power line which had not been de-energized prior to the start of work. Condition noted on or about 01/20/2017

Issued

2017-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 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 :  a- Residential Roof:  Employees while engaged in roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15ft to the ground below as a means of fall protection was not utilized. Condition noted on or about 01/20/2017.

Issued

2017-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing access.  a- Residential Exterior: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15ft to the concrete below as a ladder used to access the roof whose side rails did not extend 3ft above the upper landing surface. Condition noted on or about 01/20/2017.

Issued

2017-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  a-Residential Exterior: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 ft to the concrete as the extension ladder was used on an unstable surface. Condition noted on or about 01/20/2017