OSHA Inspection: CONTRACT FRAMING BUILDERS INC.

Issued

Sep 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $4,624 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means shall be fully lowered, controls shall be neutralized, power shall be shut off, and brakes set. Wheels shall be blocked if the truck is parked on an incline.    Location: Jobsite    Employees were exposed to crushing and struck by hazards while working below an industrial rough terrain fork truck that was left unattended with boom and load extended to the second floor level of the building, while employees were unloading a pallet of gypsum wallboard panels.

Issued

Sep 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $4,624 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501.        Location: Jobsite    Employees were exposed to residential fall hazards while working where fall protection was not used and or provided where:    Instance 1)  An employee sustained fatal injuries when he fell from an upper working level on 13 March 2017    Instance 2)  Floor holes were not covered or marked (Building 7)on 23 March 2017 and 12 April 2017    Instance 3)  Employee working while standing on van rooftop on 12 April 2017    Instance 4) Employee working on 2nd level deck not protected from falls. 22 March 2017

Issued

Sep 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $4,624 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and/or were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee.    Location:  Jobsite    Employees were exposed to fall hazards where anchorage points were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee where:    Instance 1)  Employees had used choker straps wrapped through wooden parallel chord trusses with light gauge metal gusset plates that were incapable of supporting lateral forces and loads.     Instance 2)  Nails were used in lieu of 3" long #12 hex head screws in fastening down hinged roof anchors

Issued

Sep 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $4,624 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall shall be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level.    Location: Jobsite    Employees were exposed to fall hazards, while working where the components of a personal fall arrest system were not properly installed and utilized installed to prevent an employee from impacting a lower level.

Issued

Sep 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $4,624 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(a)(7): Slippery conditions on stairways were not eliminated before the stairways were used to reach other levels:    Location:  Jobsite    An employee was exposed to slip and fall hazards where snow and ice was not removed from a working or walking surface prior to use.

Issued

Sep 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $4,624 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders shall be used only on stable and level surfaces unless secured to prevent accidental displacement.    Location: Jobsite     An employee was exposed to a fall hazard while using a 6 foot fiberglass stepladder that was placed on a plywood platform on the second level of a structure.

Issued

Sep 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,149 · Current $3,303 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): Basic Requirement.  Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.    Location: Jobsite    On or about 18 March 2017, the employer did not report a worker fatality to OSHA within eight (8) hours.

Issued

Sep 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,149 · Current $3,303 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.    Location: Jobsite    The employer failed to report an accident that resulted in a hospitalization of an employee to OSHA within twenty-four(24) hours.

Issued

Sep 11, 2017

Abate by

Oct 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $661 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3):  A company executive must certify that he or she has examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believes, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary is correct and complete.    Location:    The Employer failed ensure that all information on the OSHA 300 logs was accurate.