OSHA Inspection: ALMAT BUILDERS & REMODELING, INC.

Issued

2025-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2483.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest system.  a. On or about January 16, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations, eighteen (18) feet ten (10) inches above a lower level, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  b. On or about January 16, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations, approximately fourteen (14) feet above a lower level, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  c.  On or about January 16, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations, eight (8) feet six (6) inches above a lower level, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  d. On or about January 16, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations were exposed to fall hazards due to the presence of an unguarded HVAC opening on the third floor, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 26'.

Issued

2025-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2483.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1051(a): Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  a.  On or about January 16, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations were not provided with safe means of access to a landing that was approximately four (4) feet below the upper walking/working surface, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2025-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $1064.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(i): 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:  a.  On or about January 16, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the west stairway from the ground to the third floor was not equipped with at least one handrail, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2025-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(c)(1): When employees were exposed to falling objects, the employer did not have each employee wear a hard hat and did not erect toeboards, screens, canopy structures or barricades to prevent objects from falling from higher levels:  a.  On or about January 16, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were required to wear hard hats; however, the employer failed to ensure that a toeboard was installed on the landing above the west entrance, thereby exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2025-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  On or about January 16, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing  carpentry operations were provided with fall protection training; however, the employer failed to verify the training by preparing a written certification of training record.