OSHA Inspection: C J CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,037 · Current $1,037

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):   The employer failed to certify to OSHA (the Agency) that the following item(s) were abated within 10 calendar days after the abatement date:  a) C J Construction, did not provide abatement certification within 10 calendar days after the abatement date on all the cited items.

Issued

Jul 31, 2018

Abate by

Sep 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain programs as may be necessary to comply with incident prevention; such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  On May 3, 2018 at 2003 S Driftwood Lane in Appleton, the employer did not have a program to conduct regular job site inspections that would have addressed fall from elevation hazards associated with the improper set-up and use of portable ladders and the lack of fall protection equipment and or improper installation of personal fall arrest systems for employees working on a roof surface nine feet above surface level.

Issued

Jul 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.  On May 3, 2018 at 2003 S Driftwood Lane in Appleton, employees were working on a roof surface at nine feet above surface level without utilizing fall protection equipment.

Issued

Jul 31, 2018

Abate by

Sep 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used.  On or about May 3, 2018 at 2003 S Driftwood Lane in Appleton, employer did not provide required fall protection safety training for employees who did not associate fall from elevation hazards when working from a roof surface without required fall protection equipment; side wall eave edges nine feet above surface level, south side gable eave at peak eighteen feet above surface level.

Issued

Jul 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

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.  On May 3, 2018 at 2003 S Driftwood Lane in Appleton, employees were using and extension ladder to access a roof surface nine feet above surface level without the side rails extended at least three feet above the roof edge.

Issued

Jul 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.  On May 3, 2018 at 2003 S Driftwood Lane in Appleton, an employee was straddling the top of a self-supporting Werner ladder standing on the second from the top rungs on each side six and one half feet above surface level.