OSHA Inspection: RP FRAMING LLC

Issued

Jan 12, 2024

Abate by

Mar 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a)  On or about  December 11, 2023, the employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violations had been abated.

Issued

Nov 3, 2023

Abate by

Nov 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(4)(i):Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.  a)(a)15151 W. Eastman AVE., Morrison CO. 80465: On or about July 13, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards when walking and working around the house.  Covers were missing on basement egress windows exposing a fall hazard greater than 6ft in depth.

Issued

Nov 3, 2023

Abate by

Dec 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

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:  (a)15151 W. Eastman AVE., Morrison CO, 80465: On or about July 13, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 ft to a lower level when they were unhooking their Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS) and moving around in the trusses with no fall protection at all.

Issued

Nov 3, 2023

Abate by

Dec 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(6)(i):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.  (a)15151 W. Eastman AVE., Morrison CO. 80465; On or about July 13, 2023, and at time prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards in that they were using a synthetic rope wrapped around the wooden trusses, snapped back to itself, for primary fall arrest.

Issued

Nov 3, 2023

Abate by

Nov 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29  CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(v):Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, did not have sufficient strength to withstand twice the potential impact energy of an employee free falling a distance of 6 feet (1.8 m) or the free fall distance permitted by the system, whichever is less. Note: If the personal fall arrest system meets the criteria and protocols contained in Appendix C to subpart M, and if the system is being used by an employee having a combined person and tool weight of less than 310 pounds (140 kg), the system will be considered to be in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (d)(16) of this section. If the system is used by an employee having a combined tool and body weight of 310 pounds (140 kg) or more, then the employer must appropriately modify the criteria and protocols of the Appendix to provide proper protection for such heavier weights, or the system will not be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (d)(16) of this section.  a)15151 W. Eastman AVE., Morrison CO. 80465; On or about July 13, 2023, and at time prior, RP Framing as exposing employer did not ensure that employees were secured to proper anchorage points or structural members capable of supporting 5,400lbs of dead weight. The PFAS employees were using was comprised of a synthetic rope wrapped around the wooden trusses, snapped back to it self, while employees would use a rope grab attachment to this synthetic rope. The attachment point was below waist level, wrapped around the trusses that were being erected by RP Framing employees.

Issued

Nov 3, 2023

Abate by

Dec 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(16)(iii):Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  (a)15151 W. Eastman AVE., Morrison CO, 80465; On or about July 13, 2023, and at time prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards while setting trusses in that a synthetic rope was wrapped around the wooden trusses that the employees were setting on the upper level walls which were approx.10ft high. This attachment of the anchor point was below waist level on employees and rigged such that an employee could not free fall less than 6 ft.

Issued

Nov 3, 2023

Abate by

Dec 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a)15151 W. Eastman AVE., Morrison CO. 80465: On or about July 13, 2023, and at times prior, RP Framing,  did not ensure  that employees exposed to fall hazards were provided training on the recognition of the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.