OSHA Inspection: WALTON CONTRACTORS LLC DBA WALTON ROOFING

Issued

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $501.00 · Current $501.00

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 May 23, 2023 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement dated that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number          Item Number           Abatement Date            02               001                  03/30/2023

Issued

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a.  On or about November 9, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a pneumatic nail gun was not utilizing eye protection, there exposing the employee to hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5358.00 · Current $5358.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  a.  On or about November 9, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, eleven (11) feet five (5) inches above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  On or about November 9, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, twelve (12) feet eight (8) inches above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5358.00 · Current $5358.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  a.  On or about November 9, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, eleven (11) feet five (5) inches above the ground, were not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including 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.  a.  On or about November 9, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had been provided fall protection training; however, the employer failed to keep a written certification record of the training.