OSHA Inspection: M & V HOME SOLUTIONS INC.

Issued

Dec 30, 2019

Abate by

Feb 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   M & V Home Solutions, Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date          01                            01                                 09/25/2019          01                            02                                 09/25/2019          01                            03                                 10/23/2019    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Sep 19, 2019

Abate by

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

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:    a) On April 19, 2019, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling material.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Sep 19, 2019

Abate by

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.  a)  On April 19, 2019, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately 16 feet to the ground, while performing siding installation work from a pump jack scaffold platform.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Sep 19, 2019

Abate by

Oct 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

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:  a)  On or about April 19, 2019, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from pump jack scaffolding and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Sep 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:  a)  On April 19, 2019, employees engaged in siding installation work were using a relocatable power tap connected to an extension cord in an outdoor setting to power tools onsite.       No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.