OSHA Inspection: JOYNER CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2018-08-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(a)(2): Aerial lifts were "field modified" for uses other than those intended by the manufacturer, the modification had not been certified in writing by the manufacturer or by any other equivalent entity. Modification did not conform with all applicable provisions of ANSI A92.2-1969.    On or about March 8, 2018 and times prior, the employer asked employees to use a field modified man-basket to install a roof on a storage building without the Gehl RS6-34 Telescopic forklift manufacturer's approval. This condition exposed employees to fall from height hazards.

Issued

2018-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employee(s) were not standing firmly on the floor of the basket, were sitting or climbing on the edge of the basket, or were using planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position:    On or about March 8, 2018 and times prior, employees were found using a man-basket on a Gehl forklift to access an approximately 18ft high storage rooftop by climbing on the edge of the basket. This condition exposed the employees to fall from height hazards.

Issued

2018-08-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A safety harness with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:    On or about March 8, 2018 and times prior, employees were observed operating a Gehl Telescopic forklift with a man-basket to access an approximately 18ft high rooftop with no safety harnesses. This condition exposed employees to fall from height hazards.

Issued

2018-08-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems or a combination of warning line system and safety monitoring system.     On or about March 8, 2018 and times prior, employees installing roofing materials on a storage building were observed working approximately 1ft from the edge of an unguarded flat rooftop with no fall protection.

Issued

2018-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    On or about March 8, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not provide training to employees exposed to fall hazards when installing an approximately 18ft  high rooftop.

Issued

2018-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    On or about March 8, 2018 and times prior, employees were found accessing a flat rooftop of a storage building with a ladder that was placed approximately 3ft below the upper landing surface. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.