OSHA Inspection: T & T CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

Feb 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,915 · Current $3,441 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems:  a) 3063 Upper King Road Dover, DE: On or about August 17, 2020, the employer failed to ensure employees conducting framing work, approximately 20 feet above the lower level, used fall protection.

Issued

Feb 11, 2021

Abate by

Mar 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,106 · Current $1,474 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) 3063 Upper King Road Dover, DE - On or about August 17, 2020, the employer did not train each employee conducting framing work to properly recognize and minimize fall hazards.  Abatement Note: The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following: 1. The nature of fall hazards in the work area; 2. The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; 3. The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; 4. The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; 5. The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; 6. The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; 7. The role of employees in fall protection plans; 8. The standards contained in this subpart. The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain 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.

Issued

Feb 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,213 · Current $2,949 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to upper landing surfaces, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladders were used to gain access:  a) 3063 Upper King Road Dover, DE: On or about August 17, 2020, the employer did not ensure employees conducting framing activities used portable ladders that extended at least three feet above the upper landing, exposing them to falls.

Issued

Feb 11, 2021

Abate by

Mar 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,106 · Current $1,474 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:  a) 3063 Upper King Road Dover, DE: On or about August 17, 2020, the employer did not provide training to employees conducting framing activities using extension ladders that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing, exposing them to falls.