OSHA Inspection: VILLAGE CARPENTRY & BUILDING, INC

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck:     On or about March 20, 2018, a worker was allowed to operate a powered industrial fork truck prior to receiving training, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with operating a powered industrial truck.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · 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:    On or about March 20, 2018,  employees working at heights were not provided with training to recognize or minimize the hazards associated with a fall, exposing the employees to fall between 11 and 13.1 feet.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Apr 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,000 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:    On March 20, 2018, employees were not wearing hard hats while working on a residential project where overhead hazards existed, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.    Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Apr 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,500 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):     On or about March 20, 2018 employees engaged in residential construction activities were not protected from a fall, exposing employees to a falls between 11 and 13.6 feet.     Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).