OSHA Inspection: SHUMAKER INC.

Issued

2019-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets:  a. On or about September 24, 2019, employees working on the ground and from scaffold to help move metal panels up to the roof were not wearing hard hats and being exposed to head injuries.

Issued

2019-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a. On or about September 24, 2019, the working level on the two buck high scaffold system was not fully planked, exposing the employee to fall hazards of approximately 5-foot.

Issued

2019-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels and 50-feet (15.25 m) wide or less, was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system or personal fall arrest system:  a. On or about September 24, 2019, employees installing metal panels were not protected from falling up to 18 feet by the use of a fall protection system.

Issued

2019-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a. On or about September 24, 2019, an employee operating drill powered shear was not wearing eye protection and was exposed to flying metal particle debris.

Issued

2019-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a. On or about September 24, 2019, the two buck high scaffold system was not erected and inspected by a competent person, exposing employees to fall hazards created by improperly planked working levels on the scaffold.