OSHA Inspection: SANFORD CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jun 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $1,707 · Current $1,024 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:  a)New single-family residential construction located at Rock House Road  Dahlonega, GA 30533 Roofing: On or about 03/29/2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while operating pneumatic nail guns and hand tools, in that protective eyewear, was not provided while installing residential framing material.

Issued

Jun 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,607 Reduced

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 single-family residential construction, Roofing Area: On or about 03/29/2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 18-feet, 9-inches to the lower ground level, in that an adequate fall protection system was not provided or utilized while performing framing operations.