OSHA Inspection: WA HOME IMPROVEMENTS LLC

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a)  The employer failed to provide certification to the Agency demonstrating that abatement is completed for the serious violation that was issued by the Agency.

Issued

Sep 19, 2017

Abate by

Sep 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,630

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  (a)  The employer did not ensure that employees conducting roofing work were protected from falling or flying objects from above by a protective helmet.

Issued

Sep 19, 2017

Abate by

Sep 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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)  The employer did not ensure that employees using pneumatic nail guns were wearing eye protective equipment.

Issued

Sep 19, 2017

Abate by

Sep 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  (a)  The portable ladder being used for access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing area.

Issued

Sep 19, 2017

Abate by

Sep 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $7,605

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)  Employees conducting roofing activities on a steep pitch roof were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet.  The WA Home Improvements LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1100882, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on June 30, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 3402 West College Avenue, Greenfield, WI 53221.

Issued

Sep 19, 2017

Abate by

Oct 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $7,605

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) The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.   The WA Home Improvements LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1100882, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on June 30, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 3402 West College Avenue, Greenfield, WI 53221.