OSHA Inspection: DREAM HOUSE BUILDERS INC

Issued

2023-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2846.00 · Current $1708.00 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 objects while using a nail gun.  a) On or about 06/14/2023, at the jobsite located at 2742 89th Street Circle East, Palmetto Florida 34221, employees were exposed to eye injuries, in that, appropriate eye protection was not utilized while using a nail gun.

Issued

2023-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2009.00 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) On or about 06/14/2023, at the jobsite located at 2742 89th Street Circle East, Palmetto Florida 34221, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet, in that, fall protection was not used while engaged in framing activities while working on the roof.

Issued

2023-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2846.00 · Current $1708.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed  a) On or about 06/14/2023, at the jobsite located at 2742 89th Street Circle East, Palmetto Florida 34221, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet, in that, the extension 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.

Issued

2023-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2846.00 · Current $1708.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i):Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support)  a) On or about 06/14/2023, at the jobsite located at 2742 89th Street Circle East, Palmetto Florida 34221, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet, in that, the angle of the extension ladder in use to gain access to the roof was too shallow, 64.6 degrees.