OSHA Inspection: IRESTORE STL. LLC

Issued

Aug 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,014 · Current $1,808 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 08/04/2023, 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 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 15, 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 08/04/2023, 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 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,411 · Current $1,929 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 08/04/2023, 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 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,219 · Current $3,375 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 08/04/2023, 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 up to approximately eighteen (18) feet and fall protection was not used.

Issued

Aug 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,219 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(6)(iii): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself.   On or about 08/04/2023, the employer did not ensure that a snaphook used on a personal fall arrest system was not connected to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or connector was attached.

Issued

Aug 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee:   On or about 08/04/2023, The employer did not ensure fall protection anchor points were installed to support at least 5,000 pounds per employee.