OSHA Inspection: BRIGHT GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, CORP.

Issued

Jul 16, 2019

Abate by

Jul 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $850 Reduced

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. On or about June 26, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working on the ground, below roofing activities, was not wearing a hard hat to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

Jul 16, 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 or about June 26, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, approximately twenty-one (21) feet above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 16, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,423 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 June 26, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations was not provided training on how to minimize fall protection hazards, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Jul 16, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including 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.  a. On or about June 26, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had been provided fall protection training, however, the employer failed to keep a written certification of record.