OSHA Inspection: PRO BUILDERS INC.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    Site- Employees were not protected from fall and struck by hazards where the employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite to be conducted by a competent person.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  Site- An employee working from a carpenter bracket scaffold was not protected from fall and scaffold collapse hazards where the employer did not provide for a competent person to inspect the scaffold for defects prior to each work shift.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Site- Employees working from pump jack scaffolds were not protected from fall and scaffold collapse hazards where the employer did not provide for a competent person to erect the pump jack scaffolding at the site.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)    Site- An employee working from a carpenter bracket scaffold was not protected from a fall hazard where the work platform was not fully planked.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:    Site- An employee working from a carpenter bracket scaffold was not protected from a fall hazard where the work platform was 14 inches wide and 12 inches wide.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    Site- An employee working from a carpenter bracket scaffold was not protected from a fall and scaffold collapse hazard where the employer did not provide scaffold training for the employee.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    Site- An Employee working from the steep roof was not protected from a fall hazard where the employer did not provide scaffold training for the employee.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    Site- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were not protected from eye injuries where the employer did not require eye protection to be worn.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    Site- Employees working from the roof were not protected from falls  between approximately 12 and 30 feet where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    Site- Employees using extension ladders to access the roof from the front and back of the building were not protected from a fall hazard where the ladders did not extend three feet above the landing surface.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:    Site- Employees using extension ladders to access the roof from the front of the building were not protected from a fall hazard where the ladder was set up at an angle that was approximately a 1:1 ratio.