OSHA Inspection: DOUGLAS HOUSE CONTRACTING, LLC

Issued

2021-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.304(i)(1):Each circular hand-fed rip saw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw blade above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut:  On or about March 30, 2021 at the site employees were exposed to amputation hazards when operating a Dewalt chop saw without a functional guard.

Issued

2021-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1)(i):Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary:  On or about March 30, 2021 at the site employees were exposed to fall hazards when working from a scaffold assembly on levels which were not fully planked.

Issued

2021-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  On or about March 30, 2021 at the site employees were exposed to fall hazards when performing masonry work from a scaffold which did not bear on base plates.

Issued

2021-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  On or about March 30, 2021 at the site employees were exposed to fall hazards when performing masonry work from  the 2nd level of the scaffold assembly  without fall protection.

Issued

2021-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(c)(2):Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would secure vertical members together laterally, and the cross braces were not of such length as would  automatically square:  On or about March 330, 2021 at the site employees were exposed to fall hazards when working from a scaffold assembly which had not been braced on the back side of the scaffold.