OSHA Inspection: FRANCOS GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Jun 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,412 · Current $1,206 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) New construction located at 4077 Ridge Road Buford, GA 30158: on or about 05/21/2025 and times prior; the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while performing framing operations, in that a head protection was not provided to workers on the ground, below overhead activities were hand tools and materials were in use.

Issued

Jun 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,128 · Current $1,064 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure employees used eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a) New construction located at 4077 Ridge Road Buford, GA 30158: on or about 05/21/2025 and times prior; the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while performing framing operations, in that a eye protection was not provided to workers where hand tools, saws, and pneumatic nail guns were in use at 120 P.S.I.

Issued

Jun 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,015 · Current $1,508 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 was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a) New construction located at 4077 Ridge Road Buford, GA 30158: Roof, on or about 05/21/2025 and times prior; the employer exposed employees to approximately up to 23-foot fall hazards while performing framing operations, in that a fall protection system was not provided on the 12/12 pitched roof.  b) New construction located at 4077 Ridge Road Buford, GA 30158: 2nd floor above family room, on or about 05/21/2025 and times prior; the employer exposed employees to approximately up to 11-feet, 6-inch fall hazards while performing framing operations, in that a guard rail system was not provided.

Issued

Jun 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,419 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) New construction located at 4077 Ridge Road Buford, GA 30158, Lot 2: on or about 05/21/2025 and times prior; the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 11-feet, 6-inches while accessing/egressing the attic area from the second floor, in that a 6-foot step ladder was used and did not extend the required 3 feet above the landing .

Issued

Jun 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a) New construction located at 4077 Ridge Road Buford, GA 30158: on or about 05/21/2025 and times prior; the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 6-feet while accessing/egressing the attic area from the approximate 11-foot, 6-inch second floor, in that a 6-foot step ladder was used and required the workers to use the top step.