OSHA Inspection: GEOMETRIC HOME BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Feb 19, 2026

Abate by

Mar 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $1,116 · Current $1,116

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.   a. On or about February 19, the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                                                Item Number                                    Abatement Date               01                                                                      001                                                        01/16/2026               01                                                                      005                                                        01/16/2026

Issued

Nov 28, 2025

Abate by

Jan 16, 2026

Penalty

Initial $13,902 · Current $13,902

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a. On or about August 4, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that employee(s) who operate powered industrial trucks, including a JLG G10-A55 Telehandler, was not properly trained, evaluated and certified to perform the tasks in a safe manner, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,944 · Current $7,944

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 August 4, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a handheld circular saw did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Nov 28, 2025

Abate by

Dec 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $13,902 · Current $13,902

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a.  On or about August 4, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee, performing residential carpentry operations from a platform raised, approximately twenty (20) feet three (3) inches above ground, by the forks of a JLG G10-A55 Telehandler, was not utilizing a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $13,902 · Current $13,902

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 August 4, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential carpentry operations, twenty (20) feet three (3) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2025

Abate by

Jan 16, 2026

Penalty

Initial $9,931 · Current $9,931

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 August 4, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting framing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls

Issued

Nov 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,944 · Current $7,944

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a. On or about August 4, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.