OSHA Inspection: L&C QUALITY PAINTING, LLC

Issued

2025-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $339.00 · Current $339.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a) Establishment:  As of February 25, 2025, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement had been completed for Citation 2, Item 1 from inspection number 1746980, issued on 6/28/2024, with a final order date of 11/5/2024.

Issued

2025-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  (a) Establishment:  As of February 25, 2025, the employer had not provided the required abatement documentation to OSHA for Citation 2, Item 1 from inspection number 1746980, issued on 6/28/2024, with a final order date of 11/5/2024.

Issued

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2351.00 · Current $1646.00 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) Worksite: On or about 05/09/2024, employees were not utilizing head protection while working below painters, exposing them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4113.00 · Current $2879.00 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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):  (a) Worksite: On or about 05/09/2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards during residential painting while working from, and standing on, a roof top, at an approximate height of 32 feet above the lower level, without any means of fall protection.

Issued

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4113.00 · Current $2879.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(a)(7): Ladders not specifically designed for such use were tied or fastened together to provide longer sections.  (a) Worksite: On or about 05/09/2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while ascending and descending a 32-foot Werner extension ladder with an 8-foot fly section added to the base to extend height. The fly section had no feet and was set up on soft grass causing it to be unstable.

Issued

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Worksite: On or about 05/09/2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while accessing a residential roof using a 40-foot Werner extension ladder, where its side rails did not extend at least 3-feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(10): The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder were not placed with the two rails supported equally.                                      (a) Worksite: On or about 05/09/2024, employees were accessing a residential roof using a 32-foot Werner extension ladder with its two rails set unequally on the sloped portion of a pitched roof, causing it to be unstable, thus exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $330.00 · Current $231.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  (a) Worksite: On or about 05/09/2024, the employer did not prepare a written certificate of fall protection training for employees working on a residential painting project prior to exposing them to a fall hazard of approximately 32 feet above the lower level.