OSHA Inspection: GUTTERS UNLIMITED OF CENTRAL OHIO, LLC

Issued

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3126.00 · Current $1563.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.   a. On or about April 24, 2019, at the Days Inn job site, the employer failed to maintain a safety and health program to ensure hazard detection and correction including, but not limited to, fall protection, ladder safety, and eye protection.

Issued

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record. The written certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. If the employer relies on training conducted by another employer or completed prior to the effective date of this section, the certification record shall indicate the date the employer determined the prior training was adequate rather than the date of actual training.    a. On or before April 24, 2019, at the Days Inn job site, the employer did not prepare written fall protection certification records to verify employee training in the recognition of the hazards of falling and in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards while performing gutter installation activities.

Issued

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1875.00 · Current $938.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.     a. On or about April 24, 2019, at the Days Inn job site, employees using drills while performing gutter installation activities on the roof eave were not protected with safety glasses or equivalent eye protection.

Issued

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4376.00 · Current $2188.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   a. On or about April 24, 2019, at the Days Inn job site, the employer did not ensure that employees involved in performing gutter installation activities on the roof were protected against a fall of more than 16 feet, 5.5 inches.

Issued

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3126.00 · Current $1563.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.    a. On or about April 24, 2019, at the Days Inn job site, the employer did not ensure that the Werner 24 foot aluminum extension ladder (model: D1224-2) used by employees to access the roof extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to prevent employees from falling more than 16 feet, 5.5 inches.