OSHA Inspection: LOYAL CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4000.00 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):  Site- Employees installing roof sheathing were not protected from falls between approximately 16 feet to the ground and 8 feet to the second floor where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(b)(1): The top edge height of the top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, was not 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level:   Site- Employees working near second floor window openings were not protected from a fall of approximately 9 feet where the bottom sills of the window openings were 22 inches from the floor and no top rail was installed.

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)   Site- Employees working at the site were exposed to fall, struck by, trip, and powered industrial truck hazards where the employer did provide for frequent and regular inspections of the worksite conducted by a competent person.

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-05 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:  Site- Employees exposed to fall hazards were not provided with fall protection training from the employer.

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agent:  Site- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns and circular saws were not protected for eye injuries where eye protection was not worn.

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.   Site- Employees were not protected from struck by and crushing hazards where the CAT TL943 all-terrain forklift in use had a load of plywood elevated to the roof and the all-terrain forklift was left unattended by the employer, which is prohibited by ANSI B56.1-1969.

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):  Site- Employees were not protected from struck by and crushing hazards where the employee operating the CAT TL943 all-terrain forklift that was was not provided with operator training from the employer.

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  Site- Employees using aluminum extension ladders to access the roof from the ground were not protected from a fall hazard where the ladders only extended one rung above the landing surface.

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Site- Employees were not protected from trip hazards where the  stairways inside each unit, from the first floor to the second floor, did not have handrails.

Issued

2025-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Site- Employees climbing the second floor wall framing to gain access to the roof were not protected from a fall hazard where a ladder was not provided to access the roof from the second floor.