OSHA Inspection: ASPEN HOME REMODELING, INC.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,500 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.    On or about June 13, 2018 employees performing roofing operations were exposed to fall hazards and the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to control and eliminate the hazards present at the jobsite.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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:     On or about June 13, 2018 employees using pneumatic nail guns were exposed to eye injuries and the employee had not received instruction from the employer to recognize and avoid the unsafe conditions found at the jobsite.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  An employee was exposed to eye injuries while using a pneumatic nail gun to install shingles

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.    On or about June 13, 2018, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 22 feet while performing roofing activities and the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection was utilized.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 June 13, 2018, employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing activities without appropriate fall protection in place and were not trained to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize the hazards.