OSHA Inspection: KHXT INC.

Issued

Mar 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,164 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 March 21, 2018, at the above referenced worksite, employees were performing residential roofing operations on sloped roof. Employees on the next lower level were exposed to falling/flying debris and not protected by hard hats. Employees were thereby exposed to head injuries.  There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item.

Issued

Mar 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 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 March 21, 2018, at the above referenced worksite, employees performing residential roofing operations on sloped roof were not protected from fall hazards of up to 25 feet above grade.  There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item.

Issued

Mar 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $218 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 March 21, 2018, at the above referenced worksite, employees were performing residential roofing operations on sloped roof. Employees were provided a ladder for gaining access/egress to the next higher working surface. The ladder was not readily used, but posed a hazard if inadvertently used by an employee, because the ladder was not extended at least 3 feet above the surface being mounted. Employees were thereby exposed to fall of approximately 8 feet.  There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item.