OSHA Inspection: MATTEA CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Oct 20, 2021

Abate by

Dec 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,048 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 08/19/2021, the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to establish criteria for protecting workers from fall from heights and struck by hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2021

Abate by

Dec 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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(s):  On or about 08/19/2021, the employer did not maintain jobsite inspections, that were performed by a person competent, to ensure workers were not exposed to the hazard of falling and being struck by hazards during commercial roofing operations.

Issued

Oct 20, 2021

Abate by

Nov 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $1,639 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 08/19/2021, the employer did not ensure that eye protective equipment was used when workers were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Oct 20, 2021

Abate by

Nov 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels and 50-feet (15.25 m) wide or less, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems:    On or about 08/19/2021, the employer did not ensure appropriate fall protection was implemented for workers performing commercial roofing operations on a 4:12 pitch roof that was greater than 50 feet wide.  The workers were exposed to fall hazards associated with an approximately nine (9) foot fall.

Issued

Oct 20, 2021

Abate by

Nov 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(6)(iii):A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself.  On or about 08/19/2021, the employer did not ensure that a snaphook used on a personal fall arrest system was not connected to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook was attached

Issued

Oct 20, 2021

Abate by

Nov 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee   On or about 08/19/2021, the employer did not ensure fall protection anchor points were installed to support at least 5,000 pounds per worker.  Workers were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately nine (9) feet while conducting roofing operations.

Issued

Oct 20, 2021

Abate by

Nov 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(16)(iii):Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  On or about 08/19/2021, the employer did not ensure that workers were using fall arrest systems which were installed to not allow free fall more than 6 foot.  Wrokers were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately nine (9) feet while performing roofing activities.

Issued

Oct 20, 2021

Abate by

Dec 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,048 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  On or about 08/19/2021, the employer did not provide fall protection training to enable workers to recognize and control the fall hazards at their worksite while performing roofing operations. Workers were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately nine (9) foot.