OSHA Inspection: THE BROTHER'S CONTRACTOR

Issued

Jul 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $3,410

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   A) Exterior on the ground on the left side of the house: An employee was exposed to head injuries while working below roofing activities. The employee was not protected by a hard hat or protective helmet, on or about May 20th, 2019.

Issued

Jul 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:                                                                                                              A) Exterior, On the roof: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using a pneumatic nail gun and was not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about May 20th, 2019.

Issued

Jul 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Cross braces were used as a means of access.   A) Exterior, On the scaffold: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 24 feet while climbing over a ladder jack scaffold that was not provided with a safe an acceptable means of access, on or about May 20th, 2019.

Issued

Jul 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems or any other type of fall protective systems.    A) Roof of the structure: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 26 feet while engaged in roofing work on the roof of a structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about May 20th, 2019.