OSHA Inspection: EXTERIOR SHEET METAL, INC.

Issued

2019-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3543.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has the authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them).  (a) On or about 20 December 2018, the employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite in that: 1) Employees were exposed to hazards associated with falls from roofs. 2) Employees were exposed hazards associated with fall hazards from aerial lifts. 3) Employees were exposed to hazards associated with falling objects.  Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos, which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).

Issued

2019-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2125.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  On or about 20 December 2018, an employee operating an aerial lift while installing sheet metal siding was exposed to possible head injury from impact and falling objects. The exposed employee was working directly under another employee that was utilizing portable drills/screw guns and other materials.  Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos, which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).

Issued

2019-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3543.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(viii): The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained by a competent person qualified in the standards contained in subpart M:  The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained by a competent person qualified in the standards contained in subpart M, in that there was no anchor point installed on the roof and employees were instructed to tie off to the aerial lift as a means of fall protection from the roof.  Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos, which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).