OSHA Inspection: PIT BULL CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2025-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4469.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.   Location: Worksite  On or about November 5, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 12 feet, as well as struck- by hazards, where the employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the applicable regulations.

Issued

2025-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  Location: Worksite  On or about November 5, 2024, employees were exposed to struck- by hazards while performing framing activities, where the employer did not ensure that employees were using protective helmets. The employer failed to ensure that head protection was being used employees, even though hard hats were available on site.

Issued

2025-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  Location: Worksite  On or about November 5, 2024, employees were exposed to eye and face impalement hazards while using pneumatic nail guns and saws to perform framing activities, where the employer did not ensure that each employee was using eye protection. No eye protection was available on site.

Issued

2025-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4469.00 · 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b).  Location: Worksite at 258 Court Rd., Winthrop  a) Standing and working on makeshift wooden platforms with fall hazards of over 7 feet in height at the front of the property.  b) Walking, working, and exiting from unguarded 2nd floor window at back of property onto roof below, with fall hazards of over 12 feet.  c) Unguarded 3- foot wide area of framing on the interior of the home with fall hazards of over 8 feet to basement below.  d) Open floor holes at chimney demolition area on interior of home with fall hazards of over 8 feet to basement below.  On or about November 5, 2024, employees were exposed to multiple fall hazards while performing framing activities, where the employer did not ensure that fall protection was in place, by any means.

Issued

2025-01-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  Location: Worksite  On or about November 5, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards up to an estimated 12 feet while performing framing activities, where the employer did not ensure that each employee was trained to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to follow to minimize the hazards.