OSHA Inspection: E B R FRAMING CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Apr 29, 2022

Abate by

May 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $3,419

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. Located at 1527 Timbertop Street in Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, the employer did not maintain an effective safety and health program onsite to ensure that fall and struck-by hazards were identified and corrected while employees performed framing work.

Issued

Apr 29, 2022

Abate by

May 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a. Located at 1527 Timbertop Street in Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, the employer did not provide training and instruction to employees onsite on the recognition and avoidance of fall and struck-by hazards while performing framing work.

Issued

Apr 29, 2022

Abate by

May 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $3,419

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a. Located at 1527 Timbertop Street in Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees operating pneumatic nailers onsite were provided with and utilized eye protection, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Apr 29, 2022

Abate by

May 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,786 · Current $4,786

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(15):Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached.  a. Located at 1527 Timbertop Street in Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, an employee was attached to a retractable lifeline while performing framing work from the top plate of a third story exterior wall. The retractable was not properly anchored to the structure, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard from thirty feet.

Issued

Apr 29, 2022

Abate by

May 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,571 · Current $9,571

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):"Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502. Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.  a. Located at 1527 Timbertop Street in Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, employees were working from the top plate of the exterior third story walls setting roof trusses without fall protection, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard from approximately thirty feet.   b. Located at 1527 Timbertop Street in Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, employees were working from the top plate of interior third story walls and from the staged roof trusses lying horizontally without fall protection, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard from approximately eight feet.   c. Located at 1527 Timbertop Street in Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, an employee was performing framing work near an unprotected third story window opening that did not have a top rail across the opening, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard from approximately twenty-two feet.  E.B.R Framing & Construction was previously cited for a serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1487098, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/16/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 7235 Liberty Summit Drive, Bldg C-18, Powell, Ohio 43065.