OSHA Inspection: GERUS FRAMING, LLC

Issued

May 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall 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)  New residential construction located on Lot #1-2 at 200 Eager Owl Drive, McDonough, GA 30253, rigging trusses to crane: On or about 02/15/2023, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that eye protections were not provided to employees engaged in framing activities while operating pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $4,018

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    a) New residential construction located on Lot #1-2 at 200 Eager Owl Dr, McDonough, GA 30253; top plate - On or about 02/15/2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 19-feet to the lower ground level, in that a fall protection system was not provided to employees engaged in framing activities.