OSHA Inspection: MILIAN'S BROTHERS SIDING INC.

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $1,929 · Current $965 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) On January 13, 2026, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $1,929 · Current $965 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) On January 13, 2026, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating DeWalt DWE575 Circular Saw without eye protection while cutting aluminum fascia panels and vinyl siding.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $1,929 · Current $965 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(4)(ii): The point of operation of machine(s) whose operation exposed an employee to injury was not guarded:  a)  On January 13, 2026, employees were using an unguarded DeWalt DWE575, while cutting aluminum fascia and vinyl siding panels.      No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $1,986 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.   a)  On January 13, 2026, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately 16.5 feet to the ground, while performing siding installation work from a pump jack scaffold platform.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 January 13, 2026, employees engaged in siding installation work were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 10 feet above the ground.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Abate by

Jun 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $1,413 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a)  On or about January 13, 2026, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from pump jack scaffolding and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Abate by

Jun 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:   a) On or about January 13, 2026, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working at an elevation and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Penalty

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

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:   a) On January 13, 2026, an extension ladder used by employees to access and egress the roof did not have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the roof eave.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:   a) On January 13, 2026, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while carrying building material used during siding installation work up the extension ladder.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 13, 2026

Abate by

Mar 27, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1):  Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:     a) On January 13, 2026, the outer jacket of an electrical cord powering DeWalt DWE575 Circular Saw onsite was worn and damaged.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).