OSHA Inspection: YK BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2019-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $319.00 · Current $319.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency 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:  On or about October 10, 2018, during commercial roofing activities, the employer did not have a safety and health program implemented at the worksite. The employer did not endure employees were provided safety and health training or that there was a system in place to recognize and correct unsafe working conditions.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1040.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:     On or about October 10, 2018 during commercial roofing activities, the employer did not have a safety and health program implemented at the worksite. The employer did not ensure employees were provided safety and health training or that there was a system in place to recognize and correct unsafe working conditions.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:    On or about October 10, 2018 employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet. Employees were engaged in commercial roofing activity on a low slope roof with no fall protection.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1040.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:     On or about October 10, 2018 during commercial roofing work, employees were exposed to falls of approximately 16 feet.  The employees were using a ladder that was not extended 3 feet above the roof and no grasping device was provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.