OSHA Inspection: BETTER HOME CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2021-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1171.00 Reduced

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:    a) On or about October 6, 2021, employees were exposed to head injury while working without protective helmets in areas below hoisting and roofing operations.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2021-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1171.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded:    a) On or about October 6, 2021, employees were exposed to rotating parts of a gas operated engine on a material hoist where the recoil assembly guard was detached from the unit.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2021-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):    a) On or about October 6, 2021, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from a while performing roofing work from a second story pitched roof having a ground to eave height of approximately 18 feet.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.