OSHA Inspection: CALIBRE CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Apr 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $3,000 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 January 17, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, thirteen (13) feet eight (8) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.  b. On or about January 17, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, seven (7) feet six (6) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $0 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 January 17, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Apr 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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 January 17, 2025, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface nor was it secured at the top, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Apr 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:(a)  a.  On or about January 17, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the fly section of the ladder was removed from the base section and used to access the roof, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately(a)  a.  On or about January 17, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the top half of a portable extension ladder used to gain elevation to preform roofing activities above the garage was missing a siderail and was not tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language and was not removed from service, thereby exposing an employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $0 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 January 17, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a leaf blower was not wearing eye protection, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with eye injuries.