OSHA Inspection: KTEB ENTERPRISE

Issued

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1865.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  (a) On and preceding June 22, 2022, at Lot 93, 10398 Tipperary Drive, Plain City, OH 43064, the crew employed by KTEB was observed using nail guns, working underneath forklift-suspended loads, and using improper ladders to access heights over 6' without implementing any accident prevention programs, including use of appropriate PPE, hazard awareness/avoidance training, or safety-compliant equipment.

Issued

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1492.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  (a) On and preceding June 22, 2022, at Lot 93, 10398 Tipperary Drive, Plain City, OH 43064, the crew employed by KTEB was working underneath and adjacent to a roof gable suspended from a rough-terrain forklift, in areas with possible danger of head injury from impact or falling object, without protective helmets.  The load was not properly secured and balanced, and the forklift operator drove the forklift forward while lifting the load while employees guided the gable into place.

Issued

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1492.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles.  (a) On and preceding June 22, 2022, at Lot 93, 10398 Tipperary Drive, Plain City, OH 43064, the crew employed by KTEB was using nail guns to secure a gable to roof trusses without eye or face protection, exposing them to struck-by hazards from flying particles.

Issued

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1865.00 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) On and preceding June 22, 2022, the framing crew employed by KTEB at Lot 93, 10398 Tipperary Drive, Plain City, OH 43064 was not using fall protection or prevention systems.   Employees were observed working on framing at a height of approximately 9' on roof trusses and gables without use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems to protect employees from falling, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   (a) On and preceding June 22, 2022, at Lot 93, 10398 Tipperary Drive, Plain City, OH 43064, the framing crew employed by KTEB was not provided training to recognize and minimize fall hazards while working at heights over 6'.

Issued

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1865.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or step of a stepladder was used as a step  (a) On and preceding June 22, 2022, at Lot 93, 10398 Tipperary Drive, Plain City, OH 43064, KTEB employees were observed using a stepladder measuring approximately 6' to mount and dismount a roof truss measuring approximately 9' from the ground, using the top step, which exposed the employees to fall hazards.