OSHA Inspection: FGS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,572

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 particles:  a)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Foley, Alabama:  On October 17, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection while performing framing activities exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Abate by

Dec 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  a)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Rear of Building, Foley, Alabama:  On October 17, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities form a job made scaffold with a work platform that measured 13 inches wide exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 16 feet 4 inches to the ground below.  b)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Inside of Building, Foley, Alabama:  On October 17, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities form a job made scaffold with a work platform that measured 12 inches wide exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 25 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Abate by

Dec 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Rear of Building, Foley, Alabama:  On October 17, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities form a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 16 feet 4 inches to the ground below.  b)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Inside of Building, Foley, Alabama:  On October 17, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities form a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 25 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Abate by

Dec 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   a)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Rear of Building / Inside of Building, Foley, Alabama:  On October 17, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities form job made scaffolds without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with scaffolds to include but not limited to setting up, inspecting and the requirement to use fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 25 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Abate by

Dec 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

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)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Foley, Alabama:  On or about October 17, 2023 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 21 feet 4 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Abate by

Dec 4, 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)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Foley, Alabama:  On or about October 17, 2023 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with fall to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 21 feet 4 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Abate by

Dec 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,572

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):    a)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Foley, Alabama:  On or about October 17, 2023 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate a tele-handler on site without first ensuring the employee was trained and certified exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,572

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)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Foley, Alabama:  On  October 17, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to use an a-frame ladder  to gain access to the roof and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the roof landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet 2 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  At 3293 Strazz Circle, Cottages at Foley Farms Club House, Foley, Alabama:  On  October 17, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to use an a-frame ladder  leaned against the building and not set up as required by the manufacturer to gain access to the roof exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet 2 inches to the ground below.