OSHA Inspection: CHERI BRINKLEY

Issued

2013-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:      Employees were exposed to a fall and struck by hazards and the employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

2013-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)     Employees performing roofing activities were exposed to a fall and struck by hazards, and the employer did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment.

Issued

2013-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $400.00 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 conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    Employees performing roofing activities were exposed to fall and struck by hazards and the employer had not instructed the employees in hazard recognition and the applicable regulations to their work environment.

Issued

2013-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.     An employee performing roofing activities was exposed to a struck by hazard in the eye when using a pneumatic nail gun on a residential construction site and the employer did not ensure the use of suitable eye protection.

Issued

2013-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $560.00 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.       Employees performing roofing activities were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet and fall protection was not used.

Issued

2013-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-11 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:   Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards, and the employer had not instructed the employees in hazard recognition and the applicable regulations to their work environment.

Issued

2013-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $560.00 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:       The employer had employees exposed to a fall hazards, while accessing and exiting a residential roof via an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2013-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:     Employees performing roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards while accessing the roof via a ladder.  The employer did not provide training for each employee that would have enabled them to recognize the hazards and provided them with the procedures to follow to minimize these hazards.