OSHA Inspection: VERA HOMEBUILDERS, LLC

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $2,046 Reduced

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 8/30/2019 - 2308 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, eye protection was not used when employees were operating a pneumatic nail gun while performing framing related activities.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:     (a) On or about 8/30/19 - 2308 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, employees were exposed to fall hazard of approximately 22 feet above ground level while performing framing related activities.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $2,046 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(3): Treads for temporary stairway service were not installed the full width and/or depth of the stair:    (a) On or about 8/30/19 - 2308 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, employees were accessing the upper level of a new construction condo and the treads were not installed the full width of the stairs.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a railing along each unprotected side or edge:  (a) On or about 8/30/19 - 2308 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, employees were accessing the upper level of a new construction condo that did not have a railing installed on the stairway.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):  (a) On or about 8/30/19 - 2308 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, the forklift operator had not completed training and evaluation as required.