OSHA Inspection: BROTHERS STAR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC

Issued

2019-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1098.00 Reduced

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, roof of the house: Employees were exposed to eye/face injuries while using pneumatic nail guns and were not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about 7/11/2019.

Issued

2019-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1951.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 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 (b)  a) Exterior, Roof of the house: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while engaged in roofing work on a residential home without a means of fall protection in place, on or about 7/11/2019.

Issued

2019-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1951.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   a) Exterior, structure of the roof: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while using an extension ladder that was not extended at least 3 feet over the landing that they were accessing, on or about 7/11/2019.