OSHA Inspection: EBENEZER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3481.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(l) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to excessive heat while working outdoors:   On or about  May 11, 2022, and at times prior thereto employees performing residential roofing activities tasks, such as but not limited to picking up trash, loading bundles of shingles, tearing off and applying shingles, were exposed to the hazard of high ambient temperatures while working in an outdoor environment which produced Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures (WBGT) ranging from 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit to WBGT 84.0 degrees Fahrenheit (Heat Index ranging from 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit to 93.0 degrees Fahrenheit). Such exposures may lead to the development of serious heat-related illnesses such as, but not limited to, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and death.

Issued

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3481.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee 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.   On or about May 11, 2022, at a residential construction site, employees performing roofing activities without fall protection were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $2486.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident   At this establishment, the employer did not ensure that a fatality that occurred on or about  May 15,  2022, was reported within 8-hours to OSHA.

Issued

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $349.00 · Current $279.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did 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:    On or about May 11, 2022, at a residential construction site, employees performing roofing activities without fall protection were not provided a training program and training in fall hazards to obtain the knowledge and understanding to recognize and eliminate the hazards.