OSHA Inspection: FORESTVIEW CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $815.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    a.  On or about February 26, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to exposed fall hazards.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  On or about February 26, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting carpentry operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall protection hazards, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1358.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying exists:    a.  On or about February 26, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an inspection was not conducted by a competent person capable of correcting hazards such as falls, which could result in employee injuries.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $815.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a.  On or about February 26, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a pneumatic nail gun did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1901.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), 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 February 26, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential carpentry operations on a house, twenty one (21) feet four (4) inches above the ground, and ten (10) feet above the basement floor from an floor opening, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:   a.  On or about February 26, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, the stairway to the second floor was not provided with handrails, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.