OSHA Inspection: MENA, LLC

Issued

Feb 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. On or before January 25, 2017, the employer failed to initiate and maintain a fall protection program, thereby exposing employees to 17 foot fall hazards.  a. On or before January 25, 2017, the employer failed to initiate and maintain a safety program that identified hazards present and the personal protective equipment required to prevent injuries from those hazards, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 14, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a. On or before January 25, 2017, where employees were using air actuated nail guns to frame the house, the eyes of the employees were not protected, thereby being exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 14, 2017

Abate by

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $7,605

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502. Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.  a. On or before January 25, 2017, where employees were setting trusses, the employees were standing on the top plate of the exterior wall, thereby being exposed to a 17 foot fall hazard.  Mena, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 998319, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 6, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1567 Scarlet Avenue, Lewis Center, Ohio, 43035.