OSHA Inspection: SRS CONSTRUCTION & CONSULTING, LLC

Issued

Aug 20, 2021

Abate by

Sep 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $1,756 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  At a worksite located at or near N3788 Wheatfield Lane in Freedom, Wisconsin:  On or about July 14, 2021, the employer did not initiate and maintain safety programs, including a fall protection program and ladder safety program, to ensure that employees exposed to construction industry hazards were familiar with the methods and means to minimize or eliminate the hazards.

Issued

Aug 20, 2021

Abate by

Sep 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  At a worksite located at or near N3788 Wheatfield Lane in Freedom, Wisconsin:  On or about July 14, 2021, the employer did not develop and implement a fall protection training program to enable employees exposed to fall hazards during construction activities to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize those hazards.

Issued

Aug 20, 2021

Abate by

Sep 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  At a worksite located at or near N3788 Wheatfield Lane in Freedom, Wisconsin:  On or about April 14, 2021, the employer did not provide a ladder safety training program for employees utilizing portable extension ladders to access/egress elevated work areas while engaged in residential construction.

Issued

Aug 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $1,756 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.   At a jobsite located at or near N3788 Wheatfield Lane in Freedom, Wisconsin:  On or about July 14, 2021,  employees installing shingles on a new residential roofing project were not utilizing fall protection, exposing them to fall hazards of approximately nine-feet, six-inches.  Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above listed fall protection systems.  Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.

Issued

Aug 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  At a worksite located at or near N3788 Wheatfield Lane in Freedom, Wisconsin:  On or about July 14, 2021, employees utilized a ladder to access/egress a residential garage roof that did not extend at least three feet above the landing surface, exposing employees to trip and fall hazards.