OSHA Inspection: JRG CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form or scrap lumber with protruding nails was not kept clear from work areas:    a) Highview at Souderton, Lots 3-7, Worksite - on or about December 27, 2018, employees were performing residential carpentry work in areas where general debris to include, but not limited to scrap lumber with protruding nails was present at or near access points for the structure, but the employer did not perform effective housekeeping.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:    a) Highview at Souderton, Lots 3-7, Worksite - on or about December 27, 2018, employees were performing residential carpentry work while utilizing pneumatically powered nail guns without wearing impact resistant safety eyewear.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:    a) Highview at Souderton, Lots 3-7, Worksite - on or about December 27, 2018, employees were performing residential carpentry work while utilizing a gasoline powered air compressor and a gasoline powered generator without having an available fire extinguisher available anywhere on their worksite.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $5,683

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):    a) Highview at Souderton, Lots 3-7, Worksite - on or about December 27, 2018, employees were performing residential carpentry work, approximately 19 feet above grade, without utilizing any means of fall protection.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    a) Highview at Souderton, Lots 3-7, Worksite - on or about December 27, 2018, employees performing residential carpentry work on the exterior and interior top plates of the erected walls , approximately nine feet, one inch above the lower floored level, were accessing those surfaces by climbing from a six foot stepladder to the top plates.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:    a) Highview at Souderton, Lots 3-7, Worksite - on or about December 27, 2018, employees performing residential carpentry work on the exterior and interior top plates of the erected walls were accessing those surfaces by climbing from the top step of six foot stepladders.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 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) Highview at Souderton, Lots 3-7, Worksite - on or about December 27, 2018, employees performing residential carpentry were accessing the upper working surfaces by extension ladders which were not extended at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:    a) Highview at Souderton, Lots 3-7, Worksite - on or about December 27, 2018, employees performing residential carpentry were accessing the upper working surfaces by an extension ladder which set at an angle greater than one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:    a) Highview at Souderton, Lots 3-7, Worksite - on or about December 27, 2018, employees performing residential carpentry work were using an extension ladder with multiple structural defects to include, but not limited to damaged rungs and missing parts, without being removed from service until it could be removed from the worksite or repaired..