OSHA Inspection: D&D CUSTOM BUILDERS, LLC

Issued

Apr 2, 2021

Abate by

May 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $1,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person:  (a)D&D Custom Builders, LLC at 305 South Granite Avenue, Tea, SD 57064: On or about and at times prior to February 24, 2021, the exposing employer did not ensure an accident prevention program was developed and implemented for the work environment to include regular inspections of the job-site, materials, and equipment; conducted by a competent person. Employees were exposed to fall hazards while installing wood trusses with no fall protection systems in place while employees were working from top plates. The condition exposed employees to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet.   Abatement Note: OSHA defines a "competent" person as one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

Issued

Apr 2, 2021

Abate by

May 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $3,000 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)D&D Custom Builders, LLC at 305 South Granite Avenue, Tea, SD 57064:  On or about and at times prior to February 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards while conducting framing operations on a residential property.  Employees were setting trusses on a residential property while working on the top plates of the exterior walls and no fall protection in place.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of over 10 feet.

Issued

Apr 2, 2021

Abate by

May 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) D&D Custom Builders, LLC at 305 South Granite Avenue, Tea, SD 57064: On or about and at times prior to February 24, 2021 the employer did not ensure that employee training for fall protection had been documented by a written certification record.

Issued

Apr 2, 2021

Abate by

May 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13):The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  (a) D&D Custom Builders, LLC at 305 South Granite Avenue, Tea, SD 57064:  On or about and at times prior to February 24, 2021 the employer did not ensure that the A-frame ladder being used on site was being used appropriately.  Employees were utilizing the top step of the seven foot Keller A-Frame Fiberglass ladder, model # 777 to access the upper level of the residential property to conduct framing operations.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards associated with utilizing the top step of the seven foot ladder to access the 10 foot top plates.

Issued

Apr 2, 2021

Abate by

May 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:   (a) D&D Custom Builders, LLC at 305 South Granite Avenue, Tea, SD 57064:  On or about and at times prior to February 24, 2021 the employer did not ensure that employees were trained on the use of ladders provided by the company.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards associated with improper use of the ladders.