OSHA Inspection: COX MEADOWS CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Issued

Jan 29, 2019

Abate by

Feb 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. On or before December 12, 2018, the employer failed to initiate and maintain a safety and health program, such as but not limited to a fall protection program, thereby exposing employees to a 20 foot fall hazard.  b. On or before December 12, 2018, the employer failed to initiate and maintain a safety and health program, such as but not limited to a personal protective equipment program, thereby exposing employees to struck-by or other hazards.

Issued

Jan 29, 2019

Abate by

Feb 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

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.  a. On or before December 12, 2018, employees, without eye protection, operated pneumatic nail guns in the process of securing roof sheathing to the trusses, thereby being exposed to struck-by hazards.  b. On or before December 12, 2018, an employee, without eye protection, operated a circular saw in the process of cutting lumber and sheathing, thereby being exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 29, 2019

Abate by

Feb 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  a. On or before December 12, 2018, where employees were sheathing the roof of a single family house, the employees were not protected from falls, thereby being exposed to 20 foot fall hazards.