OSHA Inspection: ARL CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,665 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.  location: entire site on or about: 9/20/22  a) An employee was using a DeWalt nailgun while engaged in carpentry work.  The employee was not wearing safety shoes.  NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,249 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  location: patio area on or about: 9/16/22  a) An employee, cutting wood, was not wearing eye protection.  location: bedroom #1, 2nd floor on or about: 9/20/22  b) An employee, cutting wood, was not wearing adequate eye protection.   NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $2,082 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:   Location: exterior of building, beside gable, above patio On or about: 9/16/22  a) Employees were  using a pallet, secured to the forks of a JLG Gradall rough terrain forklift, as a scaffold. The scaffold was not designed by a qualified person.  NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Abate by

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $2,915 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  location: entire site on or about: 9/16/22  a) Employees were  working from a pallet that was secured to the forks of a JLG Gradall rough terrain forklift. One of the employees was not provided with scaffold safety training.   Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to provide abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $2,082 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):    location: garage roof on or about: 9/20/22  a) Employees used 2"X4" framing studs as anchorage points.  The anchorage points were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two. The employees were exposed to a fall of 14 feet 3 inches.   NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $29,005 · Current $19,407 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:   Location: exterior of building, beside gable, above patio On or about: 9/16/22  a) Employees were  working from a pallet that was secured to the forks of a JLG Gradall rough terrain forklift. The employees, who were working between 19 and 24 feet above the concrete patio, were not using any means of fall protection.   NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.