OSHA Inspection: FORTIN CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    (a) Construction site: On September 12, 2013 and at time prior, employees were exposed to overhead struck by hazards while setting trusses on a new residential home.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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:    (a) Construction site: On September 12, 2013 and at time prior, employees were exposed to eye injuries while operating the pneumatic nailer to secure trusses in place on top of the new residential house.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, shall be protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:    (a) Construction site: On September 12, 2013 and at time prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately ten feet to the ground below while walking and working in and around unguarded wall openings.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

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:    (a) Construction site: On September 12, 2013 and at time prior, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet, while using a starirway with approximately 16 risers and runs to access and egress the second floor.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5600.00 · Current $2800.00 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:     (a) Construction site: On September 12, 2013 and at time prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately eighteen feet to the ground below when setting trusses while walking the top plate.     THE FORTIN CONSTRUCTION LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 192062, CITATION 01, ITEM NUMBER 1/A AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MAY 24, 2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 4414 BRISBIN, BOZEMAN, MONTANA 59715.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5600.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

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) Construction site: On September 12, 2013 and at time prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately eighteen feet to the ground below due to lack of adequate training to recognize fall hazards and the means to control these hazards.    THE FORTIN CONSTRUCTION LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 192062, CITATION 01, ITEM NUMBER 1/B AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MAY 24, 2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 4414 BRISBIN, BOZEMAN, MONTANA 59715.