OSHA Inspection: ALBERT'S REMODELING, INC.

Issued

Mar 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a.  On or about March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working on the ground below residential carpentry operations was not wearing a hard hat, thereby exposing the employee to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Mar 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

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.  a.  On or about March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a powered reciprocating saw was not wearing safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Mar 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

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.  On or about March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential carpentry operations, eleven (11) feet ten (10) inches above ground, were not utilizing complete personal fall arrest systems, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 26, 2024

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.  On or about March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential carpentry operations on the roof had not been provided with fall protection training, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  a.  On or about March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable extension ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the roof's surface, was not secured at its top, and was not provided with a grasping device, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.