OSHA Inspection: HIGHPOINT HOME BUILDING, INC.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) Job Site - On or about July 17, 2018,  employees working on the ground and on the scaffold level beneath an employee who was working on the third tier of a tubular welded frame scaffold, were exposed to head injuries from falling objects and tools such as, but not limited to pneumatic nail guns and pieces of lumber.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    a) Jobsite - On or about July 17, 2018, employees were not wearing adequate eye protection while using pneumatic nail guns to perform framing work on a commercial building, thus exposing employees to possible eye injuries.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a) Jobsite - On or about July 17, 2018, employees working on a three tier tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 15 feet in that the scaffolding was not fully planked.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration.  Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:  a) Jobsite - On or about July 17, 2018, the employer did not ensure that the three tier tubular welded frame scaffold was erected by trained and experienced employees under the supervision of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, thus exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 15 feet.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Jobsite - On or about July 17, 2018, an employee working on the third level of a three tier tubular welded frame scaffold was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems, thus exposing the employee to fall hazards of up to 15 feet.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a) Jobsite - On or about July 17, 2018, employees working on a three tier tubular welded frame scaffold were not adequately trained in the recognition of hazards such as but not limited to fall protection while working on the scaffold, thus exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 15 feet.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:    a) Jobsite - On or about July 17, 2018, employees working on a three tier tubular welded frame scaffold were not adequately trained in the recognition of hazards such as but not limited to, fall protection and scaffold platform construction, thus exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 15 feet.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) Roof - On or about July 17, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected by safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems while installing plywood on the roof with sides that were unprotected by guardrail systems, thus exposing employees to fall hazards up to 16 feet, 10 inches.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:  a) Front, Interior of the Building - A quadplex electrical receptacle designed to be mounted was lying on the ground and was being used to power a DeWalt skill saw and a Rigid side grinder, thus exposing employees to electrical hazards.