OSHA Inspection: GEORGIA BUILDERS LLC

Issued

Aug 1, 2022

Abate by

Aug 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.56(a): While work was in progress, construction areas, ramps, runways, corridors, offices, shops or storage areas were not lighted to the minimum illumination intensities as listed in Table D-3 of 29 CFR 1926.56:  a) Stairway Between First and Second - Employees were using stairway that was not provided with lighting, on or about 02/02/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Aug 1, 2022

Abate by

Aug 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,865

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.403(d)(1): Electric equipment was not firmly secured to the surface on which it was mounted:  a) Basement Level - Employees were using a 4 way temporary electrical outlet to supply power to a DeWalt portable electric air compressor, where the outlet was not secured and hanging by the BX cable, on or about 02/02/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Aug 1, 2022

Abate by

Aug 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.403(h): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit was not legibly marked at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so that the purpose was evident:  a) Basement Level -  Circuit breakers in a temporary service panel used to power portable tools were not labeled, on or about 02/02/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Aug 1, 2022

Abate by

Aug 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.404(b)(1)(i):Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:  a) Jobsite - Employees were using temporary electric power to supply portable electric tools and ground fault circuit interrupter protection was not provided,  on or about 02/02/2022.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Aug 1, 2022

Abate by

Aug 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(b)(2):In an energized installation, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  a) Basement Lower Level - Employees were using a temporary 4-way electric outlet to provide power to a DeWalt portable electric compressor,  and the cover was missing from the outlet, exposing live electrical parts,  on or about 02/02/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Aug 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.701(b):All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:  (a) Rear Entrance - A piece of rebar that was 12 inches in height and 6 inches from the side of a stairway was not covered to prevent an impalement hazard, on or about 02/02/2022.  NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2022

Abate by

Aug 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(b)(2): Foot traffic was not prohibited on skeleton metal stairs where permanent treads and/or landings were to be installed at a later date and the stairs were not fitted with secured temporary treads and/or landings long enough to cover the entire tread or landing area:  a) Stairway Between First and Second Floors - Employees were using a skeleton steel stairway to gain access between floors and the pans were not filled-in , on or about 02/02/2022.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Aug 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:  a) Rear Entrance - Stairway to gain access to the building was 30 inches in height with a total of 4 risers and was missing a handrail, on or about 02/02/2022.  NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2022

Abate by

Aug 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

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) Second Floor South Side - Employees were on an exterior top plate during a framing operation and exposed to a  fall hazard of 20-feet, on or about 02/02/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.