OSHA Inspection: GEORGE H. RUMP CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

Nov 12, 2019

Abate by

Dec 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,932 · Current $1,352 Reduced

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:    On or about October 28, 2019, employees using pneumatic nail guns were exposed to eye injuries and each employee was not trained such that they were able to recognize the hazard.

Issued

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 from physical agents:  On or about October 28, 2019, employees using pneumatic nail guns were exposed to eye injuries and eye protection was not used.

Issued

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,785 Reduced

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, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:    On or about October 28, 2019, employees performing roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet and fall protection was not used.

Issued

Nov 12, 2019

Abate by

Dec 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  On or about October 28, 2019, employees performing roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet and the employer did not certify that each employee had been trained in the fall protection system to be used.