OSHA Inspection: ROBERT MOREY

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury.    On or about 27 September 2013, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided job site safety training while performing framing work on the residential home under construction, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to being struck by falling objects and electrical shock.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(c): A person who has a valid certificate in first-aid training was not available at the worksite to render first-aid.    On or about 27 September 2013, at a residential home under construction, three employees were exposed to the hazards associated with a delay of medical response. No employee on site had attended an approved certified first aid training class.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $500.00 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.    On or about 27 September 2013, three employees were performing framing activities at a residential home under construction. Employees worked beneath an employee who was using a pneumatic nail gun and passed pieces of lumber up to the second level plate without the use of head protection, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck by falling objects.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap.    On or about 27 September 2013, employees were utilizing a 120-V, orange extension cord that was spliced to a white power strip and wrapped with black electrical tape, exposing the employees to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  On or about 27 September 2013, employees were utilizing a 120-volt, red flexible cord that was not equipped with strain relief, exposing the employees to an electrical shock hazard where electrical conductors were exposed.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide.  On or about 27 September 2013, three employees were required to work from a temporary elevated,  job-made scaffold, up to approximately 20 feet high without the platform being at least 18 inches wide, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  On or about 27 September 2013, three employees were required to work from a temporary elevated job-made scaffold set up by the employer up to approximately 20 feet high without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  On or about 27 September 2013, three employees were working on a job-made scaffold at a residential home under construction without being trained by the employer to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffolding being used, exposing the employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 20 feet.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), 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:   On or about 27 September 2013, three employees were installing joists on the second floor of a residential house under construction without the use of fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of up to approximately 20 feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 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.   On or about 27 September 2013, two employees were installing joists on the second floor of a residential house under construction without the employer providing fall protection training, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

2014-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(2): Ladder rungs, cleats, and/or steps were not parallel, level, and uniformly spaced when the ladder was in position for use: Also applies to job-made ladders.    On or about 27 September 2013, employees were utilizing a job-made ladder that was attached to a wall in the family room area to access the second floor of the residential home under construction up to approximately 13 feet high. The ladder was not uniformly spaced, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.