OSHA Inspection: 13 CONSTRUCTION & PRO SERVICES LLC

Issued

Apr 16, 2024

Abate by

Jun 3, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,323 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  13 Construction & Pro Services LLC:  The employer is failing to ensure a competent person conducts an adequate inspection of the job site, materials, and equipment. The condition was most recently observed on or about November 2, 2023, when four employees were observed working at a residential construction jobsite at 318 Regents Park Avenue in Wentzville, Missouri.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while removing and replacing roofing materials. During the inspection, a competent person had not adequately inspected the worksite thus, employees were exposed to the following hazardous conditions:  a) Five employees were observed working on a roof without utilizing fall protection. The employer did not utilize guardrail systems, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  b) The employer did not ensure that employees were using eye protection while replacing roofing materials.

Issued

Apr 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $0 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.  13 Construction & Pro Services LLC:  The employer is failing to protect employees from eye hazards from flying particles. The condition was most recently observed on or about November 2, 2023, when five employees were observed working on a two-story single-family home at 318 Regents Park Avenue in Wentzville, Missouri. The employer did not ensure two employees utilizing pneumatic nail guns were provided and used appropriate eye protection while exposed within 18-24 inches to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Apr 16, 2024

Abate by

Jun 3, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,323 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.   13 Construction & Pro Services LLC:  The employer is failing to provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards which enables the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and trains each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. This condition was most recently observed on or about November 2, 2023, when, during roofing work at 318 Regents Park Avenue in Wentzville, Missouri, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection training was provided for five employees who were exposed to fall hazards while removing and replacing roofing materials.

Issued

Apr 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $35,491 · Current $0 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.  13 Construction & Pro Services LLC:  The employer is failing to protect employees from elevated fall hazards. The condition was most recently observed on or about November 2, 2023, when five employees were observed working on a two-story single-family residential building at 318 Regents Park Avenue in Wentzville, Missouri, 63385. The employer did not utilize guardrail systems, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system. The employees were observed on the roof of the building at heights greater than or equal to ten feet without fall protection, and thus exposed to falls to the ground below.