OSHA Inspection: CREATIVE BUILDING SOLUTIONS, INC.

Issued

Sep 8, 2020

Abate by

Nov 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $3,778 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:      A) On or about June 11, 2020, at the above referenced inspection site, the employer failed to ensure employees utilized a walking working surface that was capable of supporting at least four times its maximum intended load. Employees working from trusses constructed from 2"x6"x16' boards, supported by the lower bridge level of a truss, and approximately 23 feet from the next lower level, were thereby exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 8, 2020

Abate by

Sep 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $3,778 Reduced

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)  On or about June 11, 2020, at the above referenced inspection site, employees engaged in construction activity were required to work from a height of approximately 23 feet without the use of fall protection, there by exposing the employees to a fall hazard.     B) On or about June 11, 2020, at the above referenced jobsite, the guardrail system for the open sided floor did not have a mid-rail, there exposing employees to an eight (8) foot fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 8, 2020

Abate by

Nov 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,084 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(3): Treads for temporary stairway service were not installed the full width and/or depth of the stair:     A) On or about June 11, 2020, at the above referenced inspection site, employees were required to traverse stairs in the performance of their duties. The employer failed to ensure the tread of the stairs utilized by employees extended to the full depth of the stair, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 8, 2020

Abate by

Nov 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(4): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members were not provided between the top rail of the stairrail system and the stairway steps:     A) On or about June 11, 2020, at the above referenced inspection site, employees were required to traverse stairs in the performance of their duties. The employer failed to ensure the stair rail system was properly equipped with a mid-rail, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.