OSHA Inspection: SOMERSET COMMUNITIES, INC.

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1659.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer shall 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.  a) New residential construction located on Lot  #21A at 3258 Creekside Drive, Conyers, GA 30094, on top plate: On or about 1/10/2024, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while operating pneumatic nail guns, in that protective eyewear was not provided to employees engaged in framing activities.

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $2903.00 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:  a) New residential construction located on Lot  #21A at 3258 Creekside Dr SE, Conyers, GA 30094 on top plate. On or about 1/10/2024, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 17-feet to the lower ground level, in that a fall protection system was not provided to employees engaged in framing activities.