OSHA Inspection: DMJ CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):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:  The employer is failing to protect all employees exposed to fall hazards when conducting residential construction operations. This was most recently documented on or about November 29, 2021 at a residential construction jobsite located at 18608 Hazelnut Cir., Gretna Nebraska. The exposed employees were working on the unfinished roof of the residential structure at heights over 6 feet and not utilizing any form of fall protection.

Issued

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who was exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards. This was most recently documented on or about November 29, 2021 at a residential construction jobsite located at 18608 Hazelnut Cir., Gretna Nebraska. The employer is failing to ensure that each employee is trained to recognize the hazards associated with working from heights in construction.

Issued

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(a)(2): Ladder rungs, cleats, and/or steps were not parallel, level, and uniformly spaced when the ladder was in position for use:   The employer is failing to protect all employees exposed to fall hazards when utilizing ladders while conducting residential construction operations. This was most recently documented on or about November 29, 2021 at a residential construction jobsite located at 18608 Hazelnut Cir., Gretna Nebraska. The employer did not ensure that a job-made ladder being used to access and egress from the residential roof had rungs that were parallel and uniformly spaced.

Issued

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards associated with using ladders during residential construction work. This was most recently documented at a jobsite located on or about November 29, 2021 at 18608 Hazelnut Cir., Gretna Nebraska. The ladder used by the employees to access the upper landing surface of the residence did not extended by at least 3 feet above the eave.

Issued

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause them to lose balance and fall:  The employer failed to ensure that employees did not carry roofing materials up the ladder that could cause the employee to loose balance and fall. This was most recently observed at 18608 Hazelnut Cir., Gretna Nebraska on November 29, 2021 where the employer had an employee carrying roofing materials up a ladder where the distance from the ground to the roof eave was over 11 feet.

Issued

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

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 train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards associated with using ladders during residential construction work. This was most recently documented at a jobsite located on or about November 29, 2021 at 18608 Hazelnut Cir., Gretna Nebraska. The employer is failing to ensure that each employee is trained to recognize the hazards associated with working with ladders.