OSHA Inspection: SD CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST, INC.

Issued

Oct 2, 2017

Abate by

Nov 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a. On or about 09/26/2017 the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation 01, item 2 issued on 05/24/2017 with an abatement due date of 07/12/2017.  b. On or about 09/26/2017 the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation 02, item 1 issued on 05/24/2017 with an abatement due date of 07/12/2017.

Issued

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a. Building 12, employees were exposed to a 30 foot fall hazard,, in that, fall protection was not utilized during truss installation and wood bracing installation, on or about 03/08/2017.  b. Building 12, employees were exposed to a 9 foot fall hazard, in that, access from the ground to the second floor was through an open-sided breezeway landing, on or about 03/08/2017.   c. Building 12, employees were exposed to an 18 foot fall hazard, in that, balconies on the second and third floors were open sided, on or about 03/08/2017.   d. Building 12, employees were exposed to a 9 foot fall hazard, in that, access from the second floor to the third floor was through a floor hole which did not have railings installed, on or about 03/08/2017.  e. Building 12, employees were exposed to an 18 foot fall hazard, in that, windows on the second and third floors were not provided with a railing system as required, on or about 03/08/2017.

Issued

May 24, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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. On or about 03/08/2017, employees exposed to fall hazards were not provided training and education relating to fall protection, hazard recognition, procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards and the proper use and limitations of fall protection equipment and fall protection systems.

Issued

May 24, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): A safety and health program was not initiated and/or maintained to provide compliance with the general safety and health provisions of the standard:  a. The employer did not develop and implement a safety and health program to address the company policy on safety as well as the employer/employee responsibilities, on or about 03/08/2017.