OSHA Inspection: TIP TOP FRAMING

Issued

2023-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $4018.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  At a worksite located at 1209 N Paragon Rd, Springfield MO an employer exposed employees to head injury hazards.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by not requiring the use of protective helmets while they were working below employees performing work at higher levels.

Issued

2023-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $4018.00

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.  At a worksite located at 1209 N Paragon Rd, Springfield MO an employer exposed employees to eye injury hazards.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by allowing them to operate an electric saw without the use of appropriate eye or face protection.

Issued

2023-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.304(d):Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:  At a worksite located at 1209 N Paragon Rd, Springfield MO an employer exposed employees to amputation hazards.  The employer exposed employees to these hazards by allowing the employees to use a circular saw that did not have a functioning lower retractable saw blade cover.

Issued

2023-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(g)(2)(iv):Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  At a worksite located at 1209 N Paragon Rd, Springfield MO an employer exposed employees to electrocution and electrical shock hazards.  The employer exposed employees to these hazards by allowing them to use a circular saw that had strain relief damage to the electrical cord.

Issued

2023-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

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):  At a worksite located at 1209 N Paragon Rd, Springfield MO an employer exposed employees to fall hazards.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by allowing them to work at heights greater than 6 feet without the use of appropriate fall protection.

Issued

2023-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

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:  At a worksite located at 1209 N Paragon Rd, Springfield MO an employer exposed employees to fall hazards.  The employer exposed the employee to these hazards by allowing the employee to use an extendable ladder that was not extended at least 3 feet above the surface for which the ladder was being used to gain access.

Issued

2023-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  At a worksite located at 1209 N Paragon Rd, Springfield MO an employer exposed employees to hazardous conditions.  The employer exposed the employees to these conditions by not ensuring that employees were trained in the recognition of hazards that may occur due to:  a lack of personal protective equipment; the use of a circular saw that was not equipped with a functioning lower retractable guard; the identification of unsafe electrical equipment.