OSHA Inspection: BETTER VIEW HOME IMPROVEMENTS LLC

Issued

2023-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $1005.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   (a) On or about January 13 2023, at the jobsite located at 643 Washington St, Oconomowoc WI, an employee was performing clean up on the ground without a hard hat on while other employees were installing shingles on the roof above, exposing the employee to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2023-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  (a) On or about January 13 2023, at the jobsite located at 643 Washington St, Oconomowoc WI, employees were performing roofing work with pneumatic nail guns without the use of eye protection.

Issued

2023-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $4018.00

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 January 13 2023, at the jobsite located at 643 Washington St, Oconomowoc WI, employees were performing roofing work on the single story portion of a two story residential house with a pitch of 5:12 with a fall height of 9.8 feet without any fall protection in place and not utilizing fall protection correctly, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.  (b) On or about January 13 2023, at the jobsite located at 643 Washington St, Oconomowoc WI, an employee was performing roofing work on a single story residential garage with a pitch of 4:12 with a fall height of 7.2 feet without any fall protection in place, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

2023-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $1407.00 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:   (a) On or about January 13 2023, at the jobsite located at 643 Washington St, Oconomowoc WI, employees who were performing roofing work on the single story portion of a two story residential house and a single story garage without any fall protection in place did not have fall protection training.

Issued

2023-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2679.00 · Current $0.00 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:  (a) On or about January 13 2023, at the jobsite located at 643 Washington St, Oconomowoc WI, the ladder the employee used to access the roof of the residential garage, did not extend three feet above the landing surface, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.