OSHA Inspection: HOMESOURCE GENERAL CONTRACTING

Issued

2014-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $510.00 Reduced

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.  a. On the north side of building 1 where an employee was using a circular saw to cut vinyl siding, eye protection was not used, thereby exposing the employee's eyes to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2014-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a. On the east side of building 1 where employee were installing vinyl siding from a pump jack scaffold, the poles of the pump jack were placed on scrap pieces of vinyl on top of wet and muddy ground and were not placed on base plates or mud sills, thereby exposing employees to a 11 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2014-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.  a. On the east side of building number 1 where employees were installing vinyl siding from an elevated pump jack scaffold, there were no guardrail systems installed, thereby exposing the employees to a 11 foot fall hazard.