OSHA Inspection: EXCELLENT EXTERIORS LLC

Issued

2018-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $311.00 · Current $311.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  For citation 1, items 1, 3a and 3b, issued on 7/12/2018 with abatement dates of 8/8/2018, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violations.

Issued

2018-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $311.00 · Current $311.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  For citation 1, items 2 and 4, issued on 7/12/2018 with an abatement date of 8/8/2018, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violations to OSHA.

Issued

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $2217.00

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:    Eye protective equipment was not used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns to install asphalt roof shingles.

Issued

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

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:    The employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented during residential construction operations when workers were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately eleven (11) feet off the roof eve when they were performing roofing operations.

Issued

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  The employer did not provide fall protection training to enable employees to recognize and control the fall hazards at their worksite while performing commercial construction.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately eleven (11) feet.

Issued

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  The employer did not verify that employees had received fall protection training and completed a written certification record in accordance with the standard.

Issued

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails do not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:    The employer did not ensure portable ladders were constructed and placed so three (3) feet or more was extended above the upper landing.  Workers performing residential construction were exposed to falling approximately eleven (11) feet while using a straight ladder to ascend/descend from the roof to the ground.