OSHA Inspection: R&L CONTRACTORS, LLC

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,630

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    (a)  The employer did not ensure that employees conducting roofing work were protected from falling or flying objects from above by a protective helmet.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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)  The employer did not ensure that employees using pneumatic nail guns were wearing eye protective equipment.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Dec 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $3,259

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)  Employees conducting roofing activities on a steep pitch roof were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10.5 feet.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · 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) The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Dec 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    (a)  The portable ladder being used for access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing area.