OSHA Inspection: CHOICE BUILDERS

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.  a.  On the side of the house an employee was pulling aluminum siding from the side of the roof, the employee was working within five feet of the energized electrical wires from the pole to the house thereby exposing the employee to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1871.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  a.  On the roof where employees were tearing off the roof on a multi unit housing complex, the employer did not provide or enforce the use of fall protection thereby exposing employees to a 18 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas:  29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;  a.  On the site where employees were working at heights which exceeded 6 feet, the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees working on the roof thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.