OSHA Inspection: TITAN GROUP LLC

Issued

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $1480.00 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 November 28, 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

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-15 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.    a. On or about November 28, 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

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $1480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.    a. On or about November 28, 2017, at the above referenced worksite, employees were exposed to fall hazards, flying/falling debris, and hazards associated with the loss of eye sight, while engaged in construction activities. The employer failed to select and issue personal protective equipment to protect employees from these hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury.     There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $0.00 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 November 28, 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

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $0.00 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.    a. On or about November 28, 2017, at the above referenced worksite, employees were observed operating pneumatic nail 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

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $1480.00 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 November 28, 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 of documentation required for this item

Issued

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $3080.00 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 November 28, 2017, at the above referenced worksite, employees performing residential roofing operations on sloped roof were not protected from fall hazards of up to 30 feet above grade.    There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item

Issued

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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.    a. On or about November 28, 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 30 feet.    There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item

Issued

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $1480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:    a. On or about November 28, 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 13 feet.     There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item