OSHA Inspection: SM CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $682 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) At the worksite located at S50 W25828 Chickory Circle, Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure workers were using head protection when exposed to overhead objects that could strike an employee.

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $1,369 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) At the worksite located at S50 W25828 Chickory Circle, Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure employees were using fall protection when conducting roofing work on a residential building, thereby exposing workers to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(e)(2): Positioning devices were not secured to an anchorage capable of supporting at least twice the potential impact load of an employee's fall or 3,000 pounds (13.3 kN), whichever was greater:  (a) At the worksite located at S50 W25828 Chickory Circle, Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure anchor points could support at least twice the impact load of an employee's fall or 3,000 pounds when used as a positioning device, thereby exposing workers to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(e)(7): Locking type snaphooks were not used:  (a) At the worksite located at S50 W25828 Chickory Circle, Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure adequate snaphooks were used when using positioning device systems, thereby exposing workers to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $909 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) At the worksite located at S50 W25828 Chickory Circle, Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure employees received adequate training in recognizing fall hazards and implementing fall protection when conducting roofing work on a residential building, thereby exposing workers to fall hazards.