OSHA Inspection: WALKER BUILDERS, LLC DBA WALKER CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

May 21, 2021

Penalty

Initial $394 · Current $394

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1):The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  a)  For citation 1, item 3, issued on 11/9/2020, with an abatement date of 12/8/2020, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the violations, to OSHA.

Issued

Nov 9, 2020

Abate by

Dec 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,470 · Current $1,909 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    On or about 10/09/2020, the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to establish criteria for protecting employees from fall from heights and struck by hazards.

Issued

Nov 9, 2020

Abate by

Dec 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,776 · Current $1,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    On or about 10/09/2020, the employer did not ensure that eye protective equipment was used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using circular saws.

Issued

Nov 9, 2020

Abate by

Dec 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,858 · Current $2,672 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 was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    On or about 10/09/2020, the employer did not protect employees who were engaged in residential construction operations 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels.  The employees were conducting residential framing and were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately ten (10) feet.