OSHA Inspection: BJP CARPENTRY LLC

Issued

2022-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $2486.00

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)  Second level, east gable end:  An employee engaged in framing wall on east gable end of of the second level was working directly at the edge without fall protection in place.  (b) Second level, west leading edge:  Employees engaged in decking subfloor and traveling between the forklift platform and the edge of the deck did not have fall protection in place.  NOTE: Certification of corrective action is required for these items.

Issued

2022-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-19 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)  Employees engaged in framing and decking from the second level were not familiar with appropriate means and methods to protect themselves from fall hazards.  NOTE: Certification of corrective action (abatement) is required for this item.

Issued

2022-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3729.00 · Current $3729.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    (a)  Three employees were using a Werner fiberglass A-Frame step ladder to access the second floor deck 119 inches above the lower level.  The ladder had a broken top, was not secured in any way, and workers had to step approximately 2 feet to and from the top to the deck.  NOTE: Corrected during inspection.

Issued

2022-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or step of a stepladder was used as a step:  (a)  Employees stepped on the broken top of an 8-foot Werner A-frame step ladder to get up and down from the second floor deck.  NOTE: Corrected during inspection.

Issued

2022-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16):Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  (a)   Employees engaged in framing activities used a Werner 8-foot fiberglass A-frame step ladder to access the second level decking.  The plastic top was broken with a section missing.  The ladder had not been removed from service or marked with DoNot Use or similar.  NOTE: Certification of corrective action (abatement) is required for this item.