OSHA Inspection: WESTMORE ENTERPRISES INC.

Issued

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $1446.00 Reduced

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. On or about August 31, 2020, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which include but are not limited to, the hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2024.00 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 August 31, 2020, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential carpentry operations, thirteen (13) feet one (1) inch above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $868.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:    a.  On or about August 31, 2020, at the above addressed jobsite, the stairway from the ground to the floor of the house was not provided with handrails, thereby exposing an employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including 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.  a. On or about August 31, 2020, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had been provided fall protection training, however, the employer failed to keep a written certification of record.