OSHA Inspection: NAILED IT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    a. Site- Employees were not protected from fall and struck by hazards where the employer failed to conduct frequent and regular inspections of the job site conducted by a competent person.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where the employer failed to have a competent person inspect the scaffold for defects.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:  a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where the employer failed to have a competent person erect the scaffold.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:  a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where two of the aluminum extension ladders supporting the scaffold were damaged.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:  a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where two of the aluminum extension ladders supporting the scaffold were damaged including a broken rung and a split side rail.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,500 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:    a. Site- An employee working from the ground was not protected from a struck by hazard where the employer failed to require the wearing of head protection.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    a. Site- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were not protected from eye injuries where the employer failed to require the wearing of eye protection.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:    a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where a 2 inch by 10 inch wooden plank was used as a work platform.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Ladder jack scaffold platforms were bridged one to another:    a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where two scaffold platforms were bridged over common ladder jack support.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to fall of 13 feet where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. Site- Employees working from a roof were exposed to falls between 20 and 10 feet where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

May 4, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where the employer failed to provide each employee with scaffold training.