OSHA Inspection: RDS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Feb 21, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    On or about, February 6, 2017 employees were exposed to fall hazards and eye injuries while performing residential construction work and the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program.

Issued

Feb 21, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not provide frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment by a competent person:    On or about, February 6, 2017 employees were exposed to fall hazards and eye injuries while performing residential construction work and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

Feb 21, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:                                                                      On or about, February 6, 2017 employees were operating a pneumatic nail gun installing sheathing on a residential roof and the employer did not ensure the employees wore safety glasses while operating the nail gun.

Issued

Feb 21, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 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 other provisions of paragraph (b) of this section used to provide an alternative fall protection measure:    On or about, February 6, 2017 employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet while installing roofing material on a residential roof and a suitable fall protection system was not used.

Issued

Feb 21, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards which enables each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize the hazards:    Employees installing roofing material were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet and the employees were not provided training which would have enabled them to recognize the hazards of falling and provided them with the procedures to follow to minimize the hazards.

Issued

Feb 21, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and  the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    On or about, February 6, 2017 employees were exposed to a fall hazard when using a ladder to access the roof of a residential home and the side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.