OSHA Inspection: BANEY CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,114 · Current $0 Reduced

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:   a. On or about August 29, 2017, at the above referenced worksite, safety inspections were not made by a competent person. As a result, employees were exposed to fall, struck-by and electrical hazards.   There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer is not instructing each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:   a. On or about August 29, 2017, at the above referenced worksite employees were exposed to fall, struck-by, and electrical shock hazards while engaged in construction activities. The employer failed to instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions or the proper regulations to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury.   Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.   a. On or about August 29, 2017, at the above referenced worksite, employees were observed working in a hazardous area without a protective helmet. Employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with falling / flying objects.   There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall 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. On or about August 29, 2017 at the above referenced worksite, employees were observed operating pneumatic naul guns without safety glasses. Employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with flying particles.  There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,114 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means:   a. On or about August 29, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were required to work in close proximity to a electrical service drop while reroofing a residential structure.  Employees were thereby exposed to electrical burns / shock.    There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,114 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a. On or about August 29, 2017, at the above referenced worksite, employees engaged in residential roofing were using a portable ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the roof surface. Employees were thereby exposed to a fall hazard of up to 11 feet.   There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $19,918 · Current $0 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):   a. On or about August 29, 2017, employees performing residential roofing operations on sloped roof were not protected from fall hazards of up to 15 feet above grade.  Baney Construction Inc. 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 1243456, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 8/7/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 6422-6428 Oak Crest Lane, Loves Park, Illinois 61111.  There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Feb 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $14,228 · Current $0 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:  a. On or about August 29, 2017, at the above referenced worksite, Employees had not been provided effective training to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with falls prior to being assigned to residential roofing operations on a two story sloped roof. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 15 feet.  Baney Construction Inc. 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 1243456, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on 8/7/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 6422-6428 Oak Crest Lane, Loves Park, Illinois 61111.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).