OSHA Inspection: N & F CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Apr 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not 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:     a) 7666 Mustang Run, Sugar Maple Farms, Milford, DE - On or about March 29, 2017, the employer failed to ensure employees used fall protection while engaged in roofing activities, approximately 20' above the grade, exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

Apr 6, 2017

Abate by

May 2, 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. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a) 7666 Mustang Run, Sugar Maple Farms, Milford, DE - On or about March 29, 2017, the employer failed to provide a training program for employees exposed to fall hazards while working on roofing activities, exposing the employees to falls.    ­Abatement Note     The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following:     1.  The nature of fall hazards in the work area;  2.  The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;  3.  The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used;  4.  The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used;  5.  The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs;  6.  The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection;  7.  The role of employees in fall protection plans;  8.  The standards contained in this subpart.     The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.

Issued

Apr 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:     a) 7666 Mustang Run, Sugar Maple Farms, Milford, DE - On or about March 29, 2017, the employer failed to ensure employees used ladders that extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing to access the roof, exposing employees to falls.

Issued

Apr 6, 2017

Abate by

May 23, 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. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:    a) 7666 Mustang Run, Sugar Maple Farms, Milford, DE - On or about March 29, 2017, the employer failed to provide a training program to recognize and minimize the hazards for employees who use ladders.