OSHA Inspection: HIGHWOOD EXTERIORS, LLC

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Apr 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,663 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 or about March 26, 2018, employees performing material cuts and material handling underneath additional individuals performing the application of siding on a residential home were doing so without head protection.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Apr 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,079 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    On or about March 26, 2018, employees installing siding on a residential home from pump jack scaffolding at a height greater than ten feet were doing so without fall protection.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Apr 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $0 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:    On or about March 26, 2018, employees installing siding from a residential rooftop at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protection.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Apr 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  On or about March 26, 2018, the employer did not prepare / maintain a certification record pertaining to Fall Protection training.