OSHA Inspection: J.A.C. EXTERIORS INC

Issued

Jan 31, 2019

Abate by

Feb 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    a.    The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 1a, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent January 16, 2019.    b.The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 1b, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent January 16, 2019.     c.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 1c, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent January 16, 2019.    d.    The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 2, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent January 16, 2019.    e.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 3, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent January 16, 2019.    f.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 4a, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent January 16, 2019.    g.   The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 4b, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent January 16, 2019.    h.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 5a, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent January 16, 2019.    i.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 5b, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent January 16, 2019.

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Oct 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    Site- Employees were not protected from fall and struck by hazards where the employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite to be conducted by a competent person.

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Oct 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from fall and scaffold collapse hazards where the employer did not provide for a competent person to inspect the scaffold for defects prior to each work shift.

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Oct 24, 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.  Site- Employees working from pump jack scaffolds were not protected from fall and scaffold collapse hazards where the employer did not provide for a competent person to erect the pump jack scaffolding at the site.

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Nov 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · 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.    Site- Employees working from ladder jack scaffolding were not protected from fall and scaffold collapse hazards where the employer did not provide scaffold training for each of the employees.

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Nov 6, 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:    Site- Each employee exposed to a fall hazard was not provided with fall protection training from the employer.

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Oct 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,000 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.    Site- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were not protected from eye injuries where eye protection was not required to be worn by employer.

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Oct 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.      Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from a fall hazard where an access ladder for the scaffold was not provided.

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Oct 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were not protected from a fall of approximately 16 feet where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Oct 18, 2018

Abate by

Oct 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   Site- Employees working from the roof were not protected from falls between approximately 10 and 25 feet where fall protection was not utilized.