OSHA Inspection: CAPITOL BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

2018-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $311.00 · Current $311.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.   On November 28, 2017, Capitol Builders, Inc., was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:          a.       Citation 1 Item 1a & b, and   b.      Citation 1 Item 2a & b.

Issued

2017-11-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  On or about August 19, 2017 employees were exposed to fall hazards and the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to control and eliminate the hazards present at the jobsite in accordance with the OSHA regulations.

Issued

2017-11-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  On or about August 19, 2017 employees performing construction activities were exposed to fall hazards and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

2017-11-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  On or about August 19, 2017 employees were exposed to fall hazards while installing roof trusses because none of the fall protection systems specified in this section were used to protect employees from falling approximately 20 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2017-11-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  On or about August 19, 2017 employees performing construction activities and installing trusses, approximately 20 feet from the ground below, were exposed to fall hazards because the employees were not provided training which would have enabled them to recognize the hazards of falling and provide them with the procedures to follow to minimize the hazards.