OSHA Inspection: BA REMODELING & CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Dec 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:   a. On or about August 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to hazards related to commercial construction.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Dec 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:   a. On or about August 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included but was not limited to, the hazards related to commercial construction.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Oct 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $3,789

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 August 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on the ground, below roofing activities, were not wearing hard hats to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Oct 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a. On or about August 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using pneumatic nail guns were not wearing safety glasses, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $3,789

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 August 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $3,031

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a. On or about August 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were working from a portable extension ladder that was separated and used as two individual portable ladders, thereby exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Oct 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $53,039 · Current $53,039

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a. On or about August 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing commercial roofing operations, eighteen (18) feet ten (10) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Dec 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,895 · Current $1,895

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.  a. On or about August 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to keep OSHA 300, 301, and 300A forms for 2017 and 2018.