OSHA Inspection: SMILE CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

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:  a) On or about November 16, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part, which included, but were not limited to, employee protection when exposed to hazards related to commercial construction.

Issued

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):  The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) On or about November 16, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included, but were not limited to, the hazards associated with commercial construction.

Issued

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about November 16, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing commercial roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  a) On or about November 16, 2023, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included but was not limited to, hazards associated with the improper use of a portable ladder.

Issued

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):  Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) On or about November 16, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on the ground, under commercial roofing operations, were not wearing hard hats to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

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, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) On or about November 16, 2023, an employee engaged in commercial roofing operations was exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles while operating a mobile sheet metal brake without eye protection.

Issued

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

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:  a) On or about November 16, 2023, employees performing commercial roofing operations were using 20 pound propane cylinders to fuel torches without fire extinguishers present.

Issued

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1):  Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a) On or about November 16, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing commercial roofing operations, approximately thirty (30) feet above ground, were not protected from falls from the roof of a 3 story apartment complex, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

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) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS)   On or about November 16, 2023, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface nor was it secured at the top, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.