OSHA Inspection: QUIZHPI'S GENERAL CARPENTRY SERVICES INC.

Issued

Jul 24, 2018

Abate by

Aug 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

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:   Quizhpi's General Carpentry Services Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date 01                                01                                   03/29/2018 01                                02 b                                03/29/2018 01                                02 d                                03/29/2018 01                                03                                   03/29/2018 01                                04                                   03/29/2018   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:     a) On October 10, 2017, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection during carpentry work.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupers for personal protection:  a)  On October 10, 2018, receptacle outlets used by employees during carpentry work were not protected with ground fault circuit interrupters.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6):  The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    a)  On October 10, 2017, extension cords used by employees during carpentry work, did not have permanent and continuous path to ground.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  a)  On October 10, 2017, employees were not protected against accidental contact with energized, exposed electrical wiring during carpentry work.        No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1):  Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:     a) On October 10, 2017, the insulation on the flexible cord powering construction equipment onsite was worn as evidenced by the exposed insulated conductors.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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 October 10, 2017, employees engaged in carpentry work were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 25 feet above the ground.   b) On October 10, 2017, employees engaged in carpentry work were not protected from fall hazards of approximately 15 feet to the ground while working near unprotected wall openings.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii):  Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    a)  On October 10, 2017, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while using stairways that were not equipped with a stairrail system.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).