OSHA Inspection: PRIMECO, LLC

Issued

2018-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2328.00 Reduced

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:     a. On or about 08/16/2018, at the job site - employees were exposed to 10 feet 9 inch fall hazards while conducting carpentry work, in that, fall protection was not used.

Issued

2018-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2328.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a. On or about 08/16/2018, at the job site - the rails of the ladder used to access the second floor of the building did not extend at least 3 foot above the upper landing surface, exposing the employees to a 10 feet 9 inch fall hazard.

Issued

2018-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a. On or about 08/16/2018, at the job site - employees were using an A frame ladder that was not on the open position and was leaning against the wall to climb up and down the building second floor, exposing the employee to a 10 feet 9 inch fall hazard.

Issued

2018-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii):  a. On or about 08/16/2018, at the job site - an employee that was conducting carpentry work was exposed to a 10 feet 9 inch fall hazards, and was not provided with fall protection training.