OSHA Inspection: MANDT CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $1,494 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.    On or about February 8, 2017, and times prior, the employer did not initiate and maintain safety and health programs.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:   On or about February 8, 2017, and times prior, the employer did not instruct each individual on the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to the work environment.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 31, 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 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:  On or about February 8, 2017, individuals exposed to fall hazards were not trained on how to recognize and mitigate those fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  On or about February 8, 2017, the individuals on site were not familiar with the OSHA ladder standards and the requirements held within.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $897 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:    On or about February 8, 2017, individuals working near and/or underneath other individuals performing rough framing duties were doing so without head protection.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $897 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:    On or about February 8, 2017, individuals utilizing pneumatic nail guns were doing so without eye protection.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $1,494 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.    On or about February 8, 2017, to access the garage working level, an individual was utilizing a portable metal extension ladder that was not extended three feet above the landing surface.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $1,494 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7): Ladders shall not be used on slippery surfaces unless secured or provided with slip-resistant feet to prevent accidental displacement. Slip-resistant feet shall not be used as a substitute for care in placing, lashing, or holding a ladder that is used upon slippery surfaces including, but not limited to, flat metal or concrete surfaces that are constructed so they cannot be prevented from becoming slippery.    On or about February 8, 2017, individuals utilizing unsecured portable ladders to assist with the completion of rough framing were doing so with the footing of the ladders set up on icy / slippery conditions.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,366 · Current $4,183 Reduced

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 was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    On or about February 8, 2017, individuals performing duties such as but not limited to installing weatherproofing material and rough framing on a residential home at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protection.     Mandt Construction, LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this or its equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 912877, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1, Issued on 10/23/2013, and was affirmed final order on 9/29/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 780 West Bridge Trail, Waunakee, WI 53597.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,780 · Current $2,390 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    On or about February 8, 2017, an individual performing rough framing on a residential home was utilizing a portable fiberglass step-ladder in a manner that was not intended by design.    Mandt Construction, LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this or its equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 912877, Citation Number 1, Item Number 2, Issued on 10/23/2013, and was affirmed final order on 9/29/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 780 West Bridge Trail, Waunakee, WI 53597.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,780 · Current $2,152 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders was not kept clear:    On or about February 8, 2017, individuals utilizing portable ladders to assist with the completion of rough framing were doing so with the bottom of the ladders not clear of debris.    Mandt Construction, LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this or its equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 912877, Citation Number 1, Item Number 3, Issued on 10/23/2013, and was affirmed final order on 9/29/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 780 West Bridge Trail, Waunakee, WI 53597.