OSHA Inspection: MARTINEZ VINYL SIDING, LLC

Issued

Jun 6, 2017

Abate by

Jun 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,304 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:    (a) On or about 3/21/2017 - Lot #188, 4606 Woodford Circle, McCalla, AL, employees using pneumatic nail guns to install fascia were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Jun 6, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,304 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:    (a) On or about 3/21/2017 - Lot #188, 4606 Woodford Circle, McCalla, AL, a Makita circular saw had the bottom guard shimmed to prevent it from moving back into place to cover the blade after cutting material.

Issued

Jun 6, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $1,955 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 (b):     (a) On or about 3/21/2017 - Lot #188, 4606 Woodford Circle, McCalla, AL, two employees standing on the porch roof overhang while installing fascia were exposed to falls of approximately 9 to 10 feet.

Issued

Jun 6, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 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:  (a) On or about 3/21/2017 - Lot #188, 4606 Woodford Circle, McCalla, AL, employees installing fascia and siding had not been trained in fall protection systems.

Issued

Jun 6, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,304 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a) On or about 3/21/2017 - Lot #188, 4606 Woodford Circle, McCalla, AL, a ladder that was used for accessing the upper front porch roof was only extended approximately 2 ½ feet above the landing exposing the employees to falls of approximately 9 to 10 feet.

Issued

Jun 6, 2017

Abate by

Jun 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) On or about 3/21/2017 - Lot #188, 4606 Woodford Circle, McCalla, AL, employees installing fascia and siding on the second floor of a single family home were standing on two closed A-Frame ladders leaned up against the porch wall overhang exposing them to falls of approximately 9 to 10 feet.

Issued

Jun 6, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 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:  (a) On or about 3/21/2017 - Lot #188, 4606 Woodford Circle, McCalla, AL, employees using ladders to access the roof and install fascia and siding had not been trained.