OSHA Inspection: ROBERT GAY

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1109.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs necessary to ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards:          On or about  October 9, 2018 employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to eye injuries and fall hazards and the employer had not developed and/or implemented an adequate safety and health program with policy, hazard assessment, and work site rules to ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards.

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1848.00 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  October 9, 2018 employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to eye injuries and fall hazards and the employees had not received training from the employer, in order to make them aware of the safety hazards associated with their work and the safety regulations applicable to their work activities.

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses 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.  On or about  October 9, 2018 employees working in close proximity to pneumatic nail guns were exposed to eye injuries and eye protection was not used.

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4434.00 · Current $2217.00 Reduced

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):     On or about  October 9, 2018 employees were exposed to a fall hazard up to 8.4 feet while removing and installing roofing material and no fall protection was being used.

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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  October 9, 2018 employees were exposed to a fall hazard up to 8.4 feet while removing and installing roofing material and employees were not provided training which would have enabled them to recognize the hazards of falling and provided them with the procedures to follow to minimize the hazard.