OSHA Inspection: CYPRESS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

Jun 16, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.   a. On or about August 31, 2022, at the above addresses jobsite, the employees performing residential carpentry operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.  Citation Number          Item Number           Abatement Date            01                                     002                                    2/24/2023

Issued

Jan 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

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 or about August 31, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential carpentry operations, twenty two (22) feet above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 6, 2023

Abate by

Feb 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

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 or about August 31, 2022, at the above addresses jobsite, the employees performing residential carpentry operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Jan 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $3,729

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a. On or about August 31, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.