OSHA Inspection: BG CONTRACTORS LLC

Issued

2017-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 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 02/28/2017, at building 5 - an employee cutting granite counter tops from a fifth floor balcony lacking guard rails on three sides, did not connect his personal fall protection equipment to a lanyard or an anchor point, exposing the employee to a 43 feet 4 inch fall hazard.

Issued

2017-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii)  a. On or about 02/28/2017, at building 5 - an employee cutting granite counter tops from a fifth floor balcony lacking guard rails on three sides, was not provided with fall protection training.

Issued

2017-05-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   a. On or about 02/28/2017, at building 5 - employees required to cut granite were not provided with a respiratory protection program.