OSHA Inspection: L & J JAX CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2023-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2946.00 · Current $1473.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step:  a. On a temporary residential work site located at 4202 Cherry Lake Lane - Lot 17, Middleburg, FL 32068: On or about July 5, 2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that the employees used the top steps of a two 6-foot A-frame step ladders to gain access and egress from the roof and were being exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14731.00 · Current $7366.00 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. Employees conducting residential framing construction, with the use of pneumatic nail guns, are not being protected from eye injury hazards by utilizing eye and face protective equipment: The employer fails to ensure effective protection against eye injuries as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about July 5, 2023, when employees conducting framing operations on the roof of a temporary residential new construction worksite, located at 4202 Cherry Lake Lane - Lot 17 in Middleburg, Florida 32068, were exposed to eye injury hazards , in that the employees did not have eye and face protective equipment while operating pneumatic nail guns.  b. Employees conducting residential framing construction, with the use of portable power operated hand saws, are not being protected from eye injury hazards by utilizing eye and face protective equipment: The employer fails to ensure effective protection against eye injuries as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about July 5, 2023, when employees conducting sawing operations at a temporary residential new construction worksite, located at 4202 Cherry Lake Lane - Lot 17 in Middleburg, Florida 32068, were exposed to eye injury hazards , in that the employees did not have eye and face protective equipment while operating portable power operated hand saws to cut lumber used for framing.  L & L Jax Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1615928, citation number 01, item number 002 and was affirmed as a final order on December 1, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 6991 Timber Road, Lot 37 Forest Crest Subdivision, Jacksonville, FL 32244.

Issued

2023-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $34375.00 · Current $17188.00 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 system, a personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure as provided by another provision in paragraph (b) of this section:   a.  Employees conducting residential framing operations at elevations of six feet or more above the ground are not being protected from fall hazards by a fall protection system: The employer fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on July 5, 2023, when three employees bracing roofing trusses, a temporary residential new construction worksite, located at 4202 Cherry Lake Lane - Lot 17, in Middleburg, Florida 32068, were exposed to the hazard of 9 to 22-foot falls to the ground in that they were not protected by any form of fall protection systems.  L & L Jax Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1615928, citation number 01, item number 003 and was affirmed as a final order on December 1, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 6991 Red Timber Road, Lot 37 Forest Crest subdivision, Jacksonville, FL 32244.