OSHA Inspection: AR CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    (a)   On or about January 30, 2018 at the job site located at 1125 Cordova Street, Dallas, TX, at least one (1) employee was working from the ground passing 2X6 plywood to an employee at the top level.  The employee did not have on a hard hat and was exposed to head injuries where overhead hazard exists.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $1,300 Reduced

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 or about January 30, 2018, at the job site located at 1125 Cordova Street, Dallas, TX, employees were performing framing operations while using Hitachi nail guns. Employees were not wearing safety glasses and were exposed to eye injuries.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    (a)   On or about January 30, 2018, at the job site located at 1125 Cordova Street, Dallas, TX, employees framing a new residential single family house and were exposed fall hazards to the lower level.