OSHA Inspection: BEST 4 U INC.

Issued

2016-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1764.00 · Current $1000.00 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. On or about October 11, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations with pneumatic nail guns did not use  safety glasses, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2016-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8231.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

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:    a.  On or about October 11, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations on a roof, twenty two (22) feet four (4) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.      Best 4 U Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(11) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 983177, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 18, 2014 with respect to a workplace located at 3840 N. Western Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618.