OSHA Inspection: EXPRESS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1735.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person:    (a)Express Construction, LLC at 3509 West 57th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to December 19, 2019, the exposing employer did not ensure an accident prevention program was developed and implemented for the work environment to include regular inspections of the job-site, materials, and equipment; conducted by a competent person. Employees were exposed to fall hazards during roofing activities.  This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet.   Abatement Note: OSHA defines a "competent" person as one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

Issued

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1): Warning lines were not erected around all sides of the roof work area:  (a)Express Roofing, LLC at 3509 West 57th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to December 19, 2019, the exposing employer did not ensure that the warning line system being used for fall protection was erected around the entire work area.  Employees were working on the roof of the commercial property with inadequate warning lines that did not encompass the work area.  This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of 18 feet.

Issued

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)Express Construction, LLC at 3509 West 57th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to December 19, 2019, the exposing employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in roofing operations on a commercial property, had been trained to recognize the hazards associated with working at elevations over 6'. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. Employees working on-site had not received fall protection training before working at elevations of approximately 18 feet.