OSHA Inspection: A&A IMPROVEMENTS INC.,

Issued

Aug 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,383 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.  a. On or about April 19, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations below employees installing shingles were not wearing a hard hat to protect against falling materials.

Issued

Aug 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $2,305 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.  a. On or about April 19, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using a pneumatic nail gun did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Aug 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,452 · Current $3,263 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):  a. On or about April 19, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, approximately nineteen (19') feet ten (10") inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  b. On or about April 19, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, approximately nine (9') feet six (6") inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 22, 2024

Abate by

Sep 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $2,305 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 April 19, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations was not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Aug 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $1,844 Reduced

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)  a. On or about April 19, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.