OSHA Inspection: ABRAMS CARPENTRY, LLC

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $1,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees exposed to possible head injury from falling or flying objects or from impact with hand tools, equipment and building materials during construction operations were not wearing hard hats:  a) At this jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when they did not wear hard hats.

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,277 · Current $1,366 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):  Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a) At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a nail gun without wearing eye protection.   b) At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a DeWalt 7.25-inch circular saw without wearing eye protection.

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,846 · Current $1,707 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.300(b)(1):  Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:  a) At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to amputation hazards while operating a DeWalt DWE575, 7.25-inch circular saw with a piece of wood wedged against the blade guard to prevent the guard from engaging.

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Abate by

Feb 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,009 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1):  Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a) At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9-feet 9-inches when he worked on a single-pole wood pole scaffold that was not fully planked.

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Abate by

Feb 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(5)(i):  The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length, extended over its support more than 12 inches:  a) At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9-feet 9-inches when he worked from an approximately 8-foot 3-inch long single-pole wood pole scaffold that had planks that extended approximately 21-inches and greater over its supports.

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Abate by

Feb 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $0 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:  a)  At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9-feet and greater while working from the framework of a house without using fall protection.

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Abate by

Feb 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,009 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):  Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a) At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9-feet 8-inches when he worked from a wood pole single-pole scaffold that did not have base plates and mud sills installed underneath the scaffold poles.

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Abate by

Feb 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(a)(4): Diagonal bracing in both directions were not installed across the entire outside face of all double- and single-pole scaffolds.   a) At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9-feet 8-inches when he worked from a single-pole wood pole scaffold without diagonal bracing installed.

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Abate by

Feb 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(a)(5):  Runners and/or bearers were not installed on edge:  a) At this jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 9-feet 8-inches when he worked from a single-pole wood pole scaffold that did not have runners installed.

Issued

Feb 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,846 · Current $1,707 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a) At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 3-feet while using an unopened Werner 6-ft A-frame ladder leaned against a column of the porch.