OSHA Inspection: SQUFFS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $2143.00 Reduced

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) At building 15  located at #201 W Montgomery Crossroad, Savannah, Georgia : On April 13, 2023, the employer exposed employees to eye injuries, in that safety glasses were not provided to or used by employees that operated pneumatic nail guns for roofing work.

Issued

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2679.00 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    a)  At building 15  located at #201 W Montgomery Crossroad, Savannah, Georgia : On April 13, 2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that fall protection was not used while employees performed roofing work at a height of 16 feet and 8 inches.  b)  At building 11  located at #201 W Montgomery Crossroad, Savannah, Georgia : On April 19, 2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that fall protection was not used while employees performed roofing work at a height of 16 feet and 8 inches.

Issued

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a) At building 15  located at #201 W Montgomery Crossroad, Savannah, Georgia : On April 13, 2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that employees, who were preforming roofing work at a height of 16 feet and 8 inches, were not trained in fall hazards.

Issued

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2678.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.   a) At building 15  located at #201 W Montgomery Crossroad, Savannah, Georgia : On April 13, 2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that a ladder, used by employees to access a roof to perform roofing work, did not extend at least 3 feet beyond the landing zone.