OSHA Inspection: BERGY BUILDERS, LLC.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2309.00 · Current $1501.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    1) Jobsite: Employees engaged in the installation of an awning were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet without the use of a fall protection system.    Condition was observed on or about 11 SEP 2017.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-22 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.  1) Jobsite: Employees engaged in the installation of an awning were not provided fall protection training.  Condition was noted on or about 11 SEP 2017

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $2118.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    1) Jobsite: The employer did not have a safe means of access and egress from an awning that was approximately 15 feet from the ground. Employees accessed the awning by climbing a tubular welded scaffold that was built next to the awning.    Condition was observed on or about 11 SEP 2017.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  1)Jobsite: Employees were using the members of a scaffold to access the working level exposing employees to fall hazards.   Condition was observed on or about 11 SEP 2017.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1765.00 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.    1) Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that employees were wearing proper eye protection while operating a cordless circular saw; thus exposing them to flying particle hazards.    Condition was observed on or about 11 SEP 2017.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1060.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position.    1) Jobsite: Employees were using the top rails of an aerial lift and scissor lift to reach the working level.    Condition was observed on or about 11 SEP 2017