OSHA Inspection: F&V GENERAL CONTRACTOR LLC

Issued

Jun 6, 2022

Abate by

Jun 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,130 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) Job Site - Employees were not provided with training on how to recognize hazards in the workplace as evidenced by noted hazards such as but not limited to;  a lack of personal protective equipment for eyes, electrical hazards, and impalement hazards, on or about 02/08/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Jun 6, 2022

Abate by

Jun 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.95(a):Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact:  a) Exterior Front - An employee was cutting wood framing members with a Makita portable electrical saw, model number 5007F, serial number 1774211 and not wearing eye protection, on or about 02/08/2022.  b) Exterior Front - An employee was using a pneumatic nail gun to attach wood framing members on a portico and not wearing eye protection, on or about 02/08/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 6, 2022

Abate by

Jun 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,490 Reduced

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) Exterior Front - Employee was using a Makita portable electric circular saw, model number 5007F, serial number 1774211 that was plugged into an extension cord and there was no ground fault circuit interrupter, 120 volt, 15 amp service, on or about 02/08/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 6, 2022

Abate by

Jun 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Protection was not provided to avoid damage to flexible cords and cables used for temporary wiring which passed through doorways or other pinch points:  a) Front door - Employee was using an extension cord that ran through a doorway to provide power to a Makita portable electric circular saw, model number 5007F,  serial number 1774211, 120 volt, 15 amp service.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Jun 6, 2022

Abate by

Jun 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  a) Exterior Front - Employee was using a Makita portable electric circular saw, model number 5007F, serial number 1774211, and an extension cord, to cut wood framing member and the cords were frayed, 120 volt, 15 amp service, on or about 02/08/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Jun 6, 2022

Abate by

Jun 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,490 Reduced

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) Exterior Front - An employee was observed framing a wooden portico over the front porch and exposed to an 11 foot,  9 inch fall hazard, on or about 02/08/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 6, 2022

Abate by

Jun 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,490 Reduced

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) Front of Structure - Employees were walking in an area where there were twenty pieces of rebar that were not capped and employees were exposed to an impalement hazard, on or about 02/08/2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED