OSHA Inspection: JR AND SR CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7098.00 · Current $7000.00 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 January 2, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from injury, in that an employee installing wood decking on the second story of a new residential property,  was not utilizing a fall protection system.  This condition resulted in an employee falling approximately 10.75 ft. to the lower level.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7098.00 · Current $4000.00 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  11, 2024, the employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in residential framing operations was trained to recognize the hazards of working at elevation and trained in the use of fall protection.  Employees did not utilize fall protection when they installing wood decking on a multi-story residential property.  This condition resulted in an employee falling approximately 10.75 feet to the lower level.  Abatement Note:  As of January 1, 1998, Subpart M of the 29 CFR 1926 part 1926.502(d) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).  Abatement Note: The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas:  a)	The nature of fall hazards in the work area; b)	The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; c)	The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used;  d)	The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; e)	The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; f)	The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; and g)	The role of employees in fall protection plans; h)	The standards contained in this subpart.

Issued

2024-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5071.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:  (a) On or about January 2, 2024, the employer failed to report a work-related hospitalization within 24 hours of the injury occurring. The event occurred on January 2, 2024 at approximately 3:00 PM (MST) and OSHA was not notified until January 11, 2024.