OSHA Inspection: ROBERT MOREHOUSE SR.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,980 · Current $790 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):  The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury.    Jobsite:  The employee, exposed to flying objects and electrical hazards, was not trained in the recognition and avoidance of those hazards nor the applicable regulations designed to control or eliminate them.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    Jobsite:  The employee, installing roof sheeting and shingles from the elevated platform of the ladder-jack and roof bracket scaffolds, was not trained in the recognition of hazards associated with ladder jack scaffolds nor the methods to control or eliminate them.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(c):  The employer had reason to believe that an employee lacked the skill or understanding needed for safe work involving the erection, use or dismantling of scaffolds, and the employer did not retrain such employee so that the requisite proficiency was regained:    Jobsite:  The employee, installing roof sheeting and shingles from the elevated platform of the ladder-jack and roof bracket scaffolds, was not retrained in the recognition of hazards associated with ladder jack and roof bracket scaffolds nor the methods to control or eliminate them in order to regain proficiency.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    Jobsite:  The employee, installing sheathing, roof felt and asphalt shingles on the roof of the house and exposed to the hazard of falling, was not trained in the recognition of fall hazards or the procedures to minimize them.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c):  The employer did not retrain affected employees  who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section:    Jobsite:  The employee, installing sheathing, roof felt and asphalt shingles on the roof of the house and exposed to the hazard of falling, was not retrained in the recognition of fall hazards or the procedures to minimize them to address the employee's inadequate knowledge and skill in this topic.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, that enabled each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and that trained each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards:    Jobsite:  The employee, accessing the roof via the aluminum extension ladder, which did not extend 3 feet beyond the surface accessed, was not trained in the recognition of ladder hazards or the procedures to be followed to minimize them.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(b):  The employer did not provide retraining as necessary so that each employee exposed to fall hazards maintained the understanding and knowledge acquired through initial training:    Jobsite:  The employee, accessing the roof via the aluminum extension ladder, which did not extend 3 feet beyond the surface accessed, was not retrained in the recognition of ladder hazards or the procedures to be followed to minimize them.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a):  Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:    Jobsite:  The employees, operating the pneumatic nail gun and hammers while installing roof sheathing, felt and shingles, was not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    Jobsite:  The employees, operating the pneumatic nail gun and hammers while installing roof sheathing, felt and shingles, was not provided with eye protection.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3):  Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    Jobsite:  The ladder-jack and roof bracket scaffolds, used by the employees engaged in roofing work, were not inspected by a competent person prior to the work shift.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):  Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Jobsite:  The ladder-jack and roof bracket scaffolds, used by the employees engaged in sheathing and roofing activities, were not erected by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4):  Each end of a platform, which was not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches:    Jobsite:  The left end of the aluminum ladder-jack and roof bracket scaffold platforms, used by the employees installing a new roof, did not extend at least six inches beyond the support and was not cleated or restrained to the support.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $5,545 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i):  Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    Jobsite:  The employees, engaged in roofing work from the elevated platform of the ladder-jack scaffold, were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 12 feet to the ground.    MOREHOUSE SIDING AND WINDOWS WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311587574, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 002, ISSUED ON JULY 1, 2008, WITH RESPECT TO WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 28 PRISCILLA LN., LONDONDERRY, NH 03053 AND A FINAL ORDER DATE OF JULY 15, 2008.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):  Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Jobsite:  The employees, engaged in roofing work from the elevated platform of the roof bracket scaffold, were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 14 feet to the ground.    MOREHOUSE SIDING AND WINDOWS WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311587574, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 002, ISSUED ON JULY 1, 2008, WITH RESPECT TO WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 28 PRISCILLA LN., LONDONDERRY, NH 03053 AND A FINAL ORDER DATE OF JULY 15, 2008.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  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 (b)    Jobsite:  The employees, walking/working on the roof to install and access the platforms of the roof bracket scaffolds, were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 14 feet to the ground.    MOREHOUSE SIDING AND WINDOWS WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311587574, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 002, ISSUED ON JULY 1, 2008, WITH RESPECT TO WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 28 PRISCILLA LN., LONDONDERRY, NH 03053 AND A FINAL ORDER DATE OF JULY 15, 2008.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,600 · Current $0 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:    Jobsite:  The side rails of the aluminum extension ladder, used by the employees to access the roof of the house, did not extend at least three feet beyond the landing surface.    MOREHOUSE SIDING AND WINDOWS WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311587574, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 003, ISSUED ON JULY 1, 2008, WITH RESPECT TO WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 28 PRISCILLA LN., LONDONDERRY, NH 03053 AND A FINAL ORDER DATE OF JULY 15, 2008.

Issued

Feb 24, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2):  Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:    Jobsite:  The relocatable power tap, used by the employees to power a circular saw and extension cord, was not used in accordance with its listing and labeling.