OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN BUILDING CONTRACTORS INC

Issued

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 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 agents:    Employees were utilizing pneumatic nail guns during roofing work without utilizing eye protection.    No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, 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:    Employees were working on a 4:12 pitch roof with an eave edge greater than seventeen (17) feet above compacted surface without utilizing any fall protection equipment.      No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):     The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.      Employer did not have written certification for company employees' fall protection training; employees were working on a roof with an eave edge greater than seventeen (17) feet above compacted surface.    Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required