OSHA Inspection: AWM CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING, INC.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Aug 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.     a. On or about March 16, 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 hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Aug 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a. On or about March 16, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which include but not limited to, the hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Aug 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.     a.  On or about March 16, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting siding operations from a ladder jack and pump jack scaffold was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a.  On or about March 16, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing siding operations from a ladder jack scaffold, eleven (11) feet above the ground, did not utilize a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to falls.