OSHA Inspection: VINYL SUPREME CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Mar 24, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,740 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.28(a):  The employer did not ensure employees were wearing appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions.  Jobsite:  The employer did not ensure employees were wearing appropriate foot protection. Employees were installing vinyl siding with nails while wearing athletic shoes only.

Issued

Mar 24, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $2,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CR 1926.451(f)(3): The employer did not ensure that scaffolds and scaffold components were inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, nor after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that scaffolds and scaffold components were inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift.

Issued

Mar 24, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):  The employer did not ensure that each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffolds being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Jobsite:  The employer did not provide training by a qualified person in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.

Issued

Mar 24, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(b): The employer did not ensure that each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold was trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  Jobsite:  The employer did not ensure that the employees involved in erecting, disassembling, and operating the scaffolds on-site were trained by a competent person on recognizing hazards associated with scaffolding could be demonstrated by the employer at the time of inspection.

Issued

Mar 24, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $4,061 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that each employee who was working from the roof of a commercial building under renovation, approximately 7ft from the ground, was protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Mar 24, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

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 recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that each employee who was required to work on a roof, approximately 7ft from the ground, had been provided fall hazard training.

Issued

Mar 24, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $4,061 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):  The employer did not ensure that ladders were being used only for the purpose for which they were designed.  Jobsite: The employee was exposed to a fall hazard while using a ladder that was nailed to the roof.  Jobsite: The employee was exposed to a fall hazard while straddling a ladder and a scaffold to perform siding work.

Issued

Mar 24, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders on-site.