OSHA Inspection: NFA CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Jan 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,046 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure that meets a provision described in paragraph (b) of this section:  a) 269 Tea Party Trail, Dover, DE 19901: On or about July 15, 2022, the employer failed to ensure employees conducting framing activities on a residential construction site, approximately 12 feet above grade, had and used fall protection.

Issued

Jan 4, 2023

Abate by

Jan 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $2,610 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a)  269 Tea Party Trail in Dover, DE 19901: On or about July 15, 2022, the employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard to properly recognize and minimize fall hazards.  Abatement Note: The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following: 1. The nature of fall hazards in the work area; 2. The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; 3. The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; 4. The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; 5. The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; 6. The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; 7. The role of employees in fall protection plans; 8. The standards contained in this subpart. The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain 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.

Issued

Jan 4, 2023

Abate by

Jan 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:  a)  269 Tea Party Trail, Dover, DE 19901: On or about July 15, 2022, the employer failed to provide any type of training to employees working on or with various types of ladders to access elevated surfaces.

Issued

Jan 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,046 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   a) 269 Tea Party Trail in Dover, DE 19901: On or about July 15, 2022, the employer failed to ensure employees used ladders that extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing to access the roof area, exposing employees to fall hazards approximately 12 feet above grade.

Issued

Jan 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a) 269 Tea Party Trail, Dover, DE 19901: On or about July 15, 2022, the employer failed to provide a ladder high enough for the employees to appropriately access the upper levels of the structure while framing the second level of a newly built multi-unit home. The 6-foot step ladder in place for an employee to step onto the top step of the ladder to gain access to the flooring area that was being put into place at the site.