OSHA Inspection: BALAM REMODELING AND SERVICES

Issued

Feb 11, 2022

Abate by

Feb 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.  (a) On or about September 22, 2021 at the construction site located at 5653 Mineral Springs Blvd. Oconomowoc, WI 53066, employees were conducting rough framing activities in a mobile scaffolding with no fall protection systems in place and did not protect from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately eleven feet.

Issued

Feb 11, 2022

Abate by

Feb 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  (a) On or about September 21, 2021, at the construction site located at 5653 Mineral Springs Ct. Oconomowoc, WI 53066, employees were performing rough framing work activities on a new residential building with no fall protection system in place and were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately eleven feet.

Issued

Feb 11, 2022

Abate by

Apr 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  (a) On or about September 21, 2021 at the construction site located at 5653 Mineral Springs Ct. Oconomowoc, WI 53066,  the employer did not ensure an employee was trained to operate a rough terrain RS8 Gehl forklift.

Issued

Feb 11, 2022

Abate by

Apr 18, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  (a) On or about September 21, 2021, the employer did not ensure employees exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.

Issued

Feb 11, 2022

Abate by

Feb 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $0 Reduced

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.  (a) On or about September 21, 2021, the portable ladder being used for access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing area. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet.