OSHA Inspection: ENHANCED HOMES PAINTING LLC.

Issued

2019-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $1705.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  Enhanced Homes Painting LLC., on or about September 17, 2019, at the address of 432 Center Street, Ashland, OH: The employer did not have a plan or program to identify job site hazards which assists employees in maintaining a safe working environment. Such programs would support the employer and employees in identifying and avoiding potential hazards, such as falls during painting operations. Decreasing the probability of employee injury and/or illness.

Issued

2019-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Enhanced Homes Painting LLC., on or about September 17, 2019, at the address of 432 Center Street, Ashland, OH: The employer did not train the employees on the hazards associated with working from an aerial lift. Such trainings would support the employer and employees in identifying and avoiding potential hazards, such as falls during work from an aerial lift. Decreasing the probability of employee injury and/or illness.

Issued

2019-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means.  Enhanced Homes Painting LLC., on or about September 17, 2019, at the address of 432 Center Street, Ashland, OH: The employer did not ensure that employees were protected against electric shock, when working in close proximity to an electrical power circuit traveling from an electrical line to the power transmission line into the residential structure.

Issued

2019-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $1705.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  Note:  As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system.  The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated.  Enhanced Homes Painting LLC., on or about September 17, 2019, at the address of 432 Center Street, Ashland, OH: The employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 12 feet. The employee was performing painting operations from an aerial lift on the outside of a residential home, without utilizing a full body harness.