OSHA Inspection: DC GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1475.00 · Current $1475.00

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:  a) Job Site - Employees were not provided training on how to avoid hazards associated with machine guarding and the use of personal protective equipment including eye protection, on or about 02/27/2020.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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) First Floor - Employee was ripping plywood on a DeWalt portable electric table saw, model number 5007F, and not wearing eye protection, on or about 02/27/2020.  b) Front Porch - Employee was attaching a 2X4 wooden guardrail with a Paselode Power Mate Pro pneumatic nail gun and not wearing eye protection, on or about 02/27/2020.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1966.00 · Current $1966.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1): Each circular had-fed ripsaw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut:  a) First Floor - Employees were using a DeWalt portable electric table saw, model number 5007F, without a hood guard to rip plywood, on or about 02/27/2020.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1966.00 · Current $1966.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:   a) Exterior Front of Row House - Employees were standing on a 14 inch wide pump-jack scaffold work platform while nailing up a window and the platform extended 56 inches past the support, on or about 02/27/2020.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a) Exterior Front of Row House - Employees were exposed to a 13 foot fall hazard when standing on a 14 inch wide pump-jack scaffold work platform while installing a window, on or about 02/27/2020.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area:  a) Exterior Front of Row House - Employees were not provided with training on how to recognize hazards associated with scaffold use as evidenced by noted hazards such as, but not limited to, falls and use of improper size work platform, while employees were on a pump-jack scaffold work platform, on or about 02/27/2020.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1966.00 · Current $1966.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  a) First Floor - Employees were near a wall opening that measured 7 feet wide and went from the floor to the ceiling, exposing the employees to an 11 foot fall hazard, on or about 02/27/2020.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-27 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) Job Site - Employees were not provided with fall protection training and were exposed to an 11 foot fall hazard while installing a window, on or about 02/27/2020.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).