OSHA Inspection: STEVEN'S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

Issued

Oct 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 10/6/2020, employees were not protected from overhead hazards by protective helmets while working below roofers.

Issued

Oct 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not 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) Worksite:  On or about 10/6/2020, the employer did not provide eye or face protection to employees operating powered hand tools.

Issued

Oct 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,834 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee 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 employees)provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):   (a) Worksite:  On or about 10/6/2020, the employer did not ensure that employees engaged in residential roofing activities, at heights of up to 21 feet above the lower level, were protected from the fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(10): The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder were not placed with the two rails supported equally:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 10/6/2020, employees were exposed to fall hazards from ascending/descending an extension ladder that was leaning against the downward slope of a roof edge, preventing equal support to both ladder rails.

Issued

Oct 22, 2020

Abate by

Dec 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $325 · Current $226 Reduced

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 dates of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  (a) Worksite:  On or about 10/6/2020, the employer did not ensure that any fall protection instructions provided to employees complied with paragraph (a), nor did the employer prepare a written training certificate to show that the training was completed.