OSHA Inspection: T&J FREEDOM LLC

Issued

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $3108.00

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 1146 Dornoch Drive, Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, the employer did not develop and maintain an effective safety and health program to ensure that hazards were identified and corrected onsite while employees performed framing work.

Issued

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 1146 Dornoch Drive, Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, the employer failed to train and instruct employees on the recognition of hazards associated with residential framing activities, such as, but not limited to, fall and struck by hazards.

Issued

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $3108.00

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 1146 Dornoch Drive, Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, employees were operating pneumatic nail guns and circular saws without eye protection while performing framing work, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $4351.00

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.  a. Located at 1146 Dornoch Drive, Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, employees were framing the roof trusses from the second story without fall protection, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard from approximately twenty feet.

Issued

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $4351.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a. Located at 1146 Dornoch Drive, Lancaster, Ohio: On or about March 29, 2022, employees were accessing the second floor through a window opening using an aluminum extension ladder that did not extend three feet above the upper landing, thereby exposing employees to an approximately thirteen-foot fall hazard.