OSHA Inspection: NEW EAGLE CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Nov 5, 2021

Abate by

Dec 27, 2021

Penalty

Initial $329 · Current $329

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation No. 1 Item No(s). 5, 6, and 10 nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent October 26, 2021.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee was using eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees utilized eye protection while using pneumatic nail guns to install roofing shingles.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, the ladder jack scaffolding onsite was only nine and one half inches wide and did not cover the full width of the bracket.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(2): The support ladders used for ladder jack scaffolds did not meet the requirements of Subpart X - stairways and ladders.  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, the ladders used to support the ladder jack scaffold on the front of the house did not meet the requirements of Subpart X where they were set up at an angle that was not approximately one-quarter the working length.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged one to another:  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, the ladder jack scaffold was bridged to a homemade wooden scaffold bracket by use of 2x10 framing lumber.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, employees onsite were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with ladder jack scaffolding where the support ladders were setup at improper angle, platforms were inappropriately bridged to one another, scaffolds were not fully planked and there was inadequate fall protection.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, the employer did not provide training for employees to recognize the hazards of falling over 11 feet to the ground in addition to the methods necessary to implement adequate frotection.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.552(a)(1):The employer did not comply with manufacturer's specifications and limitations applicable to the operation of all hoists and elevators:  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, the employer did not comply with manufacturer specifications when assembling the RGC material hoist being used onsite where there were bolts missing from the splice plates joining the two pieces of track together.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, the extension ladder that was used for access to the backside of the roof did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface and instead was located under the eave of the roof.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:  Jobsite: On or about May 27, 2021, the extension ladder being used for access to the rear roof of the building was not set at an angle approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder where the ladder was approximately 11 feet high and the base was out over 10 feet from the building.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

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:  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, the employer did not provide training to each employee using ladders to recognize the hazards associated with ladders set up at improper angles and not extended at least 3 feet above an upper landing surface.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $27,306 · Current $27,306

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure that meets a provision described in paragraph (b) of this section.  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, employees installing shingles on a residential home under construction were not protected from falls of over 11 feet  from the roof where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $27,306 · Current $27,306

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and/or were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached:  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021, the anchorage points installed for use on the roof were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached where the anchorages had at least two lifelines attached each and were not secured with enough fasteners to support them.

Issued

Aug 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:  Jobsite - On or about May 27, 2021 an employee installing shingles on the roof did not have the attachment point of his fall protection in the center of his back and instead had a rope tied around his waist.