OSHA Inspection: CONSTRUCTION BEST BROTHERS LLC

Issued

Jul 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,846 · Current $1,423 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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:  Roof Top: On or about May 25, 2023, employees were exposed to eye hazards when using the pneumatic nail gun to nail the roofing materials without the use of eye protection.

Issued

Jul 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,675 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 systems, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):  Roof Top: On or about May 25, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards when installing asphalt shingles on the roof and were not protected from falling by the use of guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems: a) Upper roof: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of up to 18 feet when installing asphalt shingles on the roof and were not protected from falling by the use of guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems; b) Lower roof: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of up to 9 feet 7 inches when installing asphalt shingles on the roof and were not protected from falling by the use of guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Jul 31, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,340 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  Roof Top: On or about May 25, 2023, employees who were exposed to fall hazards while performing reroofing work were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Jul 31, 2023

Abate by

Oct 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:  Roof Top:  The employees using ladders to access the roof were not trained in the proper means to erect the ladder, recognize hazards, and the procedures to minimize any hazards.

Issued

Jul 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,340 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  Roof:  On or about May 25, 2023,  employees were exposed to fall hazards by using a step ladder to gain access to the roof which did not have its side rails extended 3 feet above the landing surface: a) Upper roof:  On or about May 25, 2023, the employees were exposed to fall hazards by using a 4-foot step ladder to gain access to the roof which did not have its side rails extended 3 feet above the landing surface of the upper roof; b) Lower roof:  On or about May 25, 2023, the employees were exposed to fall hazards by using a 20-foot extension ladder to gain access to the roof which did not have its side rails extended 3 feet above the landing surface of the lower roof.

Issued

Jul 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:  Jobsite: On or about May 25, 2023, the employees were exposed to fall hazards when they were using a four-foot step ladder in the closed position which was not how the ladder was designed to be used.