OSHA Inspection: PRO-BUILD CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 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):  a) On February 27, 2019, employees performing residential carpentry work were exposed to fall hazards of approximately thirteen (13) feet from the edge of the second story floor deck to the ground below.  b) On February 27, 2019, employees performing residential carpentry work were exposed to fall hazards of approximately ten (10) feet through a floor hole from the first floor to the basement.  c) On or about March 7, 2019, employees performing residential carpentry work were exposed to fall hazards of approximately twenty (20) feet from the edge of the second story ceiling deck to the ground below.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Jul 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

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:    a) On or about February 27, 2019, the employer did not provide training to enable employees to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed to eliminate or control such hazards at the worksite.    b) On or about March 7, 2019, the employer did not provide training to enable employees to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed to eliminate or control such hazards at the worksite.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 21, 2019

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a) On or about February 27, 2019, employees accessed the second floor using a stairway that was not equipped with a handrail or stairrail on the unprotected side between the first floor and the basement of the building.