OSHA Inspection: BETTERWAY SIDING & WINDOWS, INC.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2463.00 · Current $0.00 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:   On or about April 12, 2017, employees were exposed to overhead hazards and eye injuries while working on and around the ladder jack scaffold and the employer did not have a safety and health program that addressed areas such as, but not limited to, overhead hazards and eye injuries.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-21 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):  On or about April 12, 2017, employees were exposed to overhead hazards and eye injuries while working on and around the ladder jack scaffold and the employer did not ensure frequent and regular inspections of the site were performed by a competent person.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:   On or about April 12, 2017, an employee was exposed to overhead hazards while working on the ground around the ladder jack scaffold because a hard hats was not being worn.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 agents:   On or about April 12, 2017, an employee was exposed to eye injuries while using hand tools and the employer did not ensure the use of proper eye protection.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:   On or about April 12, 2017, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working from the ladder jack scaffold because of the lack of fall protection.  The employee working from the ladder jack scaffold located on the north side of the residence was exposed to a fall hazard of 14.2 feet to the concrete surface below.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   On or about April 12, 2017, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working from the ladder jack scaffold because the employer had not provided training to the employee on the hazards associated with working from the scaffold and the procedures to minimize those hazards.  The employee working from the ladder jack scaffold located on the north side of the residence was exposed to a fall hazard of 14.2 feet to the concrete surface below.