OSHA Inspection: BETTER LIVING CARPENTRY LLC

Issued

2024-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. Located at the job site at 873 Mill Stone Drive, Sunbury, Ohio: On or about September 10, 2024, and at times prior, the employer did not initiate and maintain safety and health programs to protect employees performing residential framing construction work including, but not limited to: fall protection/prevention, heat stress, ladder safety, and personal protective equipment. As a result, employees performing framing work were exposed to falls, heat illness, and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2024-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a. Located at the job site at 873 Mill Stone Drive, Sunbury, Ohio: On or about September 10, 2024, and at times prior, the employer did not adequately train employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions while performing residential framing construction work including, but not limited to: fall protection/prevention, heat stress, ladder safety, and personal protective equipment. As a result, employees performing framing work were exposed to falls, heat illness, and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2024-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level where leading edges are under construction, but who is not engaged in the leading edge work, shall be protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. If a guardrail system is chosen to provide the fall protection, and a controlled access zone has already been established for leading edge work, the control line may be used in lieu of a guardrail along the edge that parallels the leading edge.  a. Located at the job site at 873 Mill Stone Drive, Sunbury, Ohio: On or about September 10, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees working at heights of up to approximately 12 feet working on the second floor to assist with sheathing of the second story floor but not performing the installation of the sheathing and working at unprotected edges, were protected from falls with fall protection or prevention measures. As a result, two employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2024-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached, or shall be designed, installed, and used as follows:  a. Located at the job site at 873 Mill Stone Drive, Sunbury, Ohio: On or about September 10, 2024, the employer did not ensure that two employees performing leading edge work to sheath in the second floor of the new build residential home utilized the proper anchorages for attachment of their personal fall arrest equipment in that two employees had full-body harnesses, with lanyards, and adjustable rope systems installed wrapped around the second story floor trusses that were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee. As a result, the employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2024-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step.  a. Located at the job site at 873 Mill Stone Drive, Sunbury, Ohio: On or about September 10, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees utilizing a Werner portable step ladder did not utilize the top step as a step in that an employee utilized the top step to descend from the second story trusses, and was thereby exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 6 feet to the ground below.