OSHA Inspection: CHARM BUILDERS, LTD.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $14502.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer does not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):   (a) The employer does not maintain programs which require for the frequent and regular inspections of the job site, material, and equipment by a competent person.  The violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, on or about March 29, 2022, where the employer did not conduct inspections of the worksite or equipment for employees performing roofing work on a steep roof, exposing the employee to fall and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $90000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels is not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) The employer does not require the use of any form of fall protection during roofing work.  The violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, on or about March 29, 2022, where employee #1 was performing roofing work on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above the ground and was not protected from falling, exposing the employee to falls of 18 to 28 feet.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent standard (Cited as 1926.501(b)(10)], which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1426866, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/12/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Jane St., Pittsburgh, PA.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1253476, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/18, with respect to a workplace located at 47 2nd St NE, Massilion, OH.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $90000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels is not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) The employer does not require the use of any form of fall protection during roofing work.  The violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, on or about March 29, 2022, where employee #2 was performing roofing work on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above the ground and was not protected from falling, exposing the employee to falls of 18 to 28 feet.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent standard (Cited as 1926.501(b)(10)], which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1426866, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/12/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Jane St., Pittsburgh, PA.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1253476, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/18, with respect to a workplace located at 47 2nd St NE, Massilion, OH.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $90000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels is not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) The employer does not require the use of any form of fall protection during roofing work.  The violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, on or about March 29, 2022, where employee #1 was performing roofing work on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above the ground and was not protected from falling, exposing the employee to falls of 18 to 28 feet.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent standard (Cited as 1926.501(b)(10)], which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1426866, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/12/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Jane St., Pittsburgh, PA.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1253476, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/18, with respect to a workplace located at 47 2nd St NE, Massilion, OH.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $90000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels is not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) The employer does not require the use of any form of fall protection during roofing work.  The violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, on or about March 29, 2022, where employee #1 was performing roofing work on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above the ground and was not protected from falling, exposing the employee to falls of 18 to 28 feet.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent standard (Cited as 1926.501(b)(10)], which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1426866, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/12/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Jane St., Pittsburgh, PA.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1253476, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/18, with respect to a workplace located at 47 2nd St NE, Massilion, OH.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $90000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels is not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) The employer does not require the use of any form of fall protection during roofing work.  The violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, on or about March 29, 2022, where employee #5 was performing roofing work on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above the ground and was not protected from falling, exposing the employee to falls of 18 to 28 feet.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent standard (Cited as 1926.501(b)(10)], which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1426866, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/12/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Jane St., Pittsburgh, PA.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1253476, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/18, with respect to a workplace located at 47 2nd St NE, Massilion, OH.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $90000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels is not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) The employer does not require the use of any form of fall protection during roofing work.  The violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, on or about March 29, 2022, where employee #1 was performing roofing work on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above the ground and was not protected from falling, exposing the employee to falls of 18 to 28 feet.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent standard (Cited as 1926.501(b)(10)], which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1426866, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/12/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Jane St., Pittsburgh, PA.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1253476, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/18, with respect to a workplace located at 47 2nd St NE, Massilion, OH.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $56980.00 · Current $56980.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer does not 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) The employer does not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards.  This violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, on or about March 29, 2022, where the employer did not ensure employees used eye protection while operating and working near pneumatic nail guns, exposing employees to eye and face hazards.  Charm Builders was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 3, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003.  Charm Builders was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1253476, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 47 2nd Street NE Massillon, OH 44646.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $79761.00 · Current $49692.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer does not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   (a) The employer does not ensure that each potentially exposed employee is trained to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  This violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, where on or about March 29, 2022, the employer did not provide training to employees performing roofing work, exposing employees to falls of 18-28 feet.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 3, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1426866, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/12/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Jane St., Pittsburgh, PA.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): The employer does not retrain affected employees who already had been trained when inadequacies in an affected employee's use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill required by paragraph (a) of this section.   (a) The employer does not ensure that previously trained employees are retrained when inadequacies in the affected employees use of fall protection are found.  This violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, where on or about March 29, 2022, employees performing roofing work while not using fall protection were not retrained by the employer, exposing employees to falls of 18-28 feet.  Charm Builders, Ltd. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 1, item number 2-a and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $68371.00 · Current $68371.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders are used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length do not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladders are not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device is not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladders.   (a) The employer does not ensure that ladders are setup to extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing area.  This violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, where on or about March 29, 2022, employees were accessing the 1st story roof using a fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) extension ladder which did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, exposing employees to fall of up to 10 feet.  (b) The employer does not ensure that ladders are setup to extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing area.  This violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, where on or about March 29, 2022, employees were accessing the 2nd story roof using a fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) extension ladder which did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, exposing employees to fall of up to 10 feet.  Charm Builders was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 3, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.  Charm Builders was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1253476, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 47 2nd Street NE Massillon, OH 44646.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(b): The employer does not provide retraining for each employee as necessary so that the employee maintains the understanding and knowledge acquired through compliance with this section.  (a) The employer does not provide retraining on ladder use when as necessary.  This violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, on or about March 29, 2022, where the employer did not retrain employees who were accessing the roof using multiple extension ladders which were improperly set up, exposing employees to fall of up to 18 feet.  Charm Builders was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 1, item number 2B and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $455.00 · Current $455.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer does not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.   (a) The employer does not verify that each employee was trained on fall protection by maintaining written training verification.  This violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, where on or about March 29, 2022, the employers written certification of fall protection training did not include the dates of training.  (b) The employer does not verify that each employee was trained on fall protection by maintaining written training verification.  This violation was most recently observed at 1307 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV, where on or about March 29, 2022, the employers written certification of fall protection training did not include the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  Charm Builders was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1530421, citation number 4, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/29/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 Mount De Chantal Rd, Wheeling, WV.