OSHA Inspection: KBR BUILDERS INC.

Issued

Feb 25, 2021

Abate by

Mar 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $10,728 · Current $5,364 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.  (a) Building 3 - Employees were working below the frame of a multi-family residential building were not protected against potential falling objects with head protection.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 25, 2021

Abate by

Mar 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(2):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used eye protection that provided side protection when there is a hazard from flying objects.  (a) Employees were using pneumatic nail guns while installing wood framing without wearing eye protection.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 25, 2021

Abate by

Mar 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $6,827 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): 29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A safety harness with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  (a) An employee was using a JLG aerial lift, Model 660SJ, Serial Number 0300189070, to work on the frame of Building 3/C without the use of a lanyard.  The employee was exposed to forcible ejection and falls from greater than 10 feet above the ground.

Issued

Feb 25, 2021

Abate by

Mar 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $6,827 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):    Employees were framing a multi-family residential structure greater than 6 feet above the ground without fall protection.  This practice created a condition exposing them to fall hazards of greater than 6 feet to the ground below in that: (a) Four (4) employees on Building 3 ceiling joists without personal fall arrest systems being worn. (b) Two (2) employees on Building 3 ceiling joists wearing personal fall arrest systems without being tied off.