OSHA Inspection: CARDINAL EXTERIORS LLC

Issued

Aug 4, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  On or about 07/13/2023, the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to establish criteria for protecting employees from falling from heights, struck-by, and fire hazards.

Issued

Aug 4, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):   On or about 07/13/2023, the employer did not maintain jobsite inspections that were performed by a person competent to ensure employees were not exposed to falling from heights, struck-by, and fire hazards.

Issued

Aug 4, 2023

Abate by

Aug 31, 2023

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not 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:  On or about 07/13/2023, the employer did not ensure that eye protective equipment was used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Aug 4, 2023

Abate by

Aug 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, was not provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas were being used on the jobsite:  On or about 07/13/2023, the employer did not ensure that a portable fire extinguisher was available to employees who were using gasoline to fill the air compressor.

Issued

Aug 4, 2023

Abate by

Aug 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails do not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:   On or about 07/13/2023, the employer did not ensure portable ladders were constructed and placed so three (3) feet or more was extended above the upper landing.  Workers performing residential construction were exposed to falling approximately ten (10) feet while using an extension ladder to ascend/descend from the ground level to the roof.

Issued

Aug 4, 2023

Abate by

Aug 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $9,375 · Current $2,344 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:    On or about 07/13/2023, the employer did not protect employees who were engaged in residential roofing operations 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels.  The employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately ten (10) feet and fall protection was not used.  Cardinal Exteriors LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1582046, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/12/2022, with respect to a workplace located at 9710 Madison Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63119.