OSHA Inspection: RMV SERVICES LLC

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,490 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)    Jobsite: The employer did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the job site to ensure compliance with fall protection safety, safety glass use and hard hat use.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15)(ii): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest systems were not designed, installed and used under the supervision of a qualified person:  Jobsite: A competent person did not inspect and/or supervise the installation of the roof anchors that were ready and available for the employees to use.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,309 · Current $1,590 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    Jobsite: The employees who were installing asphalt roofing shingles with pneumatic nail guns were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $1,270 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(a): All hand and power tools and similar equipment whether furnished by the employer or the employee , shall be maintained in a safe condition:    Jobsite: The outer sheathing of the power cord of the hand-held circular saw was frayed and torn out exposing internal power conductors.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,670 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):     Jobsite:  The employees who were working on the 12 pitch roof were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety nets and/or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any objectwhich is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself.  Jobsite: The lifeline that was installed as part of a personal fall arrest system was wrapped around the chimney and connected back on to itself.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15)(I):  Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not designed, installed, and used as part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two:   Jobsite: The anchorage that was attached to the ridge of the roof was installed incorrectly exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Abate by

Oct 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,490 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:    Jobsite: The employees who were exposed fall hazards while working on the 12 pitch roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper level landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    Jobsite:  The side rails of the extension ladder that was used to gain access to the roof did extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.