OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR VINYL SIDING LLC.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $2500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) Superior Vinyl Siding LLC, on or about July 15, 2021, at the site location of 6009 Havencrest Ct. North Ridgeville, OH: The employer did not provide head protection to employees tasked with cutting vinyl material below active vinyl siding at the site, exposing them to struck by hazards.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $0.00 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) Superior Vinyl Siding LLC. at the at the worksite located at 6009 Havencrest Ct. North Ridgeville, OH:  On or about July 15, 2021, the employer did not ensure fall protection was utilized to protect from an approximate 11-ft fall hazard while working on the second level of a residential home to install siding to the front of the house.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2500.00 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.  a) Superior Vinyl LLC. on or about July 15, 2021, at the site location of 6009 Havencrest Ct. North Ridgeville, OH: The employer did not have a plan or program to identify job site hazards which assist employees in maintaining a safe working environment.  Such programs would support the employer and employees in identifying and avoiding potential hazards such as falls during job site operations, decreasing the probability of employee injury and/or illness.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Superior Vinyl Siding LLC. on or about July 15, 2021, at the site location of 6009 Havencrest Ct. North Ridgeville, OH: employer did not ensure that employees had been trained in the appropriate use of fall protection such as but not limited to the use of personal fall arrest systems or alternative measures while performing vinyl installation operations from elevated surfaces greater than six feet from the level below.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:  a) Superior Vinyl LLC. on or about July 15, 2021, at the site location of 6009 Havencrest Ct. North Ridgeville, OH: An employee was exposed to approximately 10 foot fall hazard in that an extension ladder, used to access the roof, was used without extending the ladder's side rails at least three feet above the landing surface.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(6):Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  a) Superior Vinyl LLC. on or about July 15, 2021, at the site location of 6009 Havencrest Ct. North Ridgeville, OH: An employee was exposed to approximately 11-23 foot fall hazard in that two  ladders (an extension and a twin step ladder) were unsecured and used on the pitched roof to install vinyl siding on the second level of the house.