OSHA Inspection: PJ CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $1244.00 Reduced

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 January 12, 2024, on the second floor, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while working on scaffolds without protective helmets.

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 January 12, 2024, on the second floor and top level, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using nail guns without eye protection.

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4148.00 · Current $2495.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer could demonstrate that a wider space was necessary:  a) On or about January 12, 2024, on the second floor, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on scaffolds where the space between the planks was more than 1 inch wide.

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about January 12, 2024, on the second floor, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on scaffold platforms that were not at least 18 inches wide.

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(5)(i): Ramps and walkways 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels did not have guardrail systems that comply with subpart M of this part - Fall Protection:  a) On or about January 12, 2024, on the second floor, employees were exposed to fall hazards while using walkways that were more than 6 feet above the lower level and did not have guardrail systems.

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(5)(ii): The ramp or walkway was inclined more than a slope of one (1) vertical to three (3) horizontal (20 degrees above the horizontal):  a) On or about January 12, 2024, on the second floor, employees were exposed to fall hazards while using walkways that were inclined about 50 degrees above the horizontal to access scaffold platforms.

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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) On or about January 12, 2024, on the second floor, employees working on scaffolds were exposed to struck-by hazards in that the employees were not trained on recognition of hazards associated with scaffold use and the procedures to minimize those hazards.

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:  a) On or about January 12, 2024, on the top level, employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing framing construction work at heights greater than 6 feet without any type of a fall protection system.

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 January 12, 2024, on the top level, employees engaged in framing construction activities were exposed to fall hazards in that the employees were not instructed to recognize the hazards of falling and the fall protection procedures.

Issued

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a) On or about January 12, 2024, in the middle of the house on the first floor, employees were exposed to fall hazards when using stairways that were not equipped with handrails and stairrails on the unprotected side.