OSHA Inspection: REYNA'S FRAMING COMPANY

Issued

2020-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.   a) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer failed to initiate and maintain a safety and health program such as but not limited to a personal protective equipment program, an electrical safety program, a fall protection program, and a ladder safety program for employees conducting framing work.

Issued

2020-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.   a) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer failed to train employees on the common hazards found in residential construction or the regulations required to control or eliminate the hazards. Employees conducting framing work were exposed to struck-by hazards, fall hazards, and electrical contact hazards while conducting framing work on a new construction two-story single-family house.

Issued

2020-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

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) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer did not ensure employees wore safety glasses while utilizing power tools that presented struck-by hazards to the eyes and face. Framers were installing lumber while using a pneumatic nail gun and a circular saw to cut the pieces. The employees were not utilizing eye protection, which exposed them to struck-by hazards to the eyes.

Issued

2020-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(iii)(C): Each cord set, attachment cap, plug and receptacle of cord sets, and any equipment connected by cord and plug, except cord sets and receptacles which are fixed and not exposed to damage, shall be visually inspected before each day's use for external defects, such as deformed or missing pins or insulation damage, and for indications of possible internal damage. Equipment found damaged or defective shall not be used until repaired.   a) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer did not ensure employees who used extension cords were protected from electrical contact hazards by inspecting the cords before each days use. Framers were using three extension cords with the ground prong missing from each of the male ends of the cords, an extension cord with damage to the outer jacket along its length, and the strain relief pulled away from the cord on two plugs, which exposed the employees to a 125 volt electrical contact hazard.

Issued

2020-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.  a) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer did not ensure employees who used extension cords were protected from electrical contact hazards. Framers were using three extension cords with the ground prong missing from each of the male ends of the cords, which exposed the employees to a 125 volt electrical contact hazard.

Issued

2020-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Strain relief. Flexible cords shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided which will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.   a) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer did not ensure that the strain relief was connected to the jacket of the cord. Framers were using an extension cord with the strain relief section of the plug pulled away from the jacket of the cord and a circular saw with the strain relief section of the plug pulled away from the jacket of the cord, which exposed the employees to a 125 volt electrical contact hazard.

Issued

2020-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.   a) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower level were protected from falls. Framers were installing floor joists and floor sheathing to the second story 10 feet 4 inches above the ground below. The employees were not utilizing any form of fall protection, which exposed them to falls up to 10 feet 4 inches.  b) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower level were protected from falls. Framers were working on the first and second floors adjacent to an unguarded floor opening to the basement. The employees were not utilizing any form of fall protection, which exposed them to falls up to 18 feet.

Issued

2020-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3470.00 · Current $3470.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.   a) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees used ladders for the purpose for which they were designed. A framer was standing on a step ladder while it was in the closed position and leaned against the wall, thereby exposing the employee to a six foot fall hazard.

Issued

2020-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3470.00 · Current $3470.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step.   a) Reynas Framing Company, at a jobsite located at Lot 13422, 156 Auburn Drive, Newark, OH 43055: On and preceding March 12, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees who used ladders did not stand on the top or top step of step ladders. A framer was standing on the top step of step ladder while it was in the closed position and leaned against the wall, thereby exposing the employee to a six foot fall hazard.