OSHA Inspection: BRITTNEYKATE BUILDS, LLC

Issued

2022-04-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $3829.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms without being specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:  (a) Multi-unit residential structure, northeast end; A fabricated platform attached to the forks of a Pettibone Model No. 8044 rough terrain forklift and used for transporting employees to elevated work locations was not designed and/or constructed in accordance with manufacturer requirements for such use.

Issued

2022-04-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:  (a) Multi-unit residential structure, northeast end; A fabricated platform attached to the forks of a Pettibone Model No. 8044 rough terrain forklift and used for transporting employees to elevated work locations was open and unguarded to the front, exposing employees to fall hazards over 10 feet above ground level.

Issued

2022-04-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $3829.00 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) Multi-unit residential structure rooftop, east end; Fall protection system(s) were not in place while employees performed framing work from the structure's roof at approximate heights ranging between 23-feet, 8 inches to 39-feet above ground level.

Issued

2022-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3419.00 · Current $2735.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(a)(3): Variations in riser height or tread depth were over 1/2-inch (0.6 cm) in any stairway system:  (a) Multi-unit residential structure, northwest side; Temporary stairways used by employees for interior access were constructed with variations in riser height of up to 5-inches.

Issued

2022-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1): 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 and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  (a) Multi-unit residential structure, northwest side; Temporary stairways used by employees for interior access were comprised of six risers with total rises greater than 30 inches and were not equipped with at least one handrail and/or one stairrail system along each unprotected side.