OSHA Inspection: BROTHERS HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,092 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.    At a commercial building located at 13902 Century Lane, Grandview, Missouri:  An employee was exposed to fall hazards. The employer did not provide or require the use of fall protection, covers, or guardrail systems erected around skylights while conducting roofing work.  On or about March 21, 2017, an employee was injured when working on the roof stepped through a skylight and fell approximately 19 feet landing on a concrete floor.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,092 Reduced

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:    An employee would exposed to fall hazards.  Brothers Home Improvements or B.H.I. did not provide fall hazard training to an employee who was exposed to fall hazards.  Fall hazard training was not given to recognize fall hazards and use of fall protection.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,494 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.     Brother's Home Improvement dba BHI Roofingof Olathe, Kansas did not report a hospitalization as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four hours.  An incident occurred on or about March 21, 2017 which involved a hospitalization from a work related incident that occurred at 13902 Century Ln, Grandview, MO. The incident was not reported to OSHA.