OSHA Inspection: SOUND RENOVATION, LLC

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    Worksite:  The employee's personal fall arrest system was not rigged to prevent the employee from free falling more than 6 feet nor coming in contact with the roof below him.

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,720 Reduced

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.    worksite:  The employees who were installing asphalt roofing shingles with pneumatic nail guns were not wearing eye protection.    Sound Renovation, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311550123, citation number 1, item number 2, issued on 4/15/2008 with respect to a workplace located at 144 Water Street, Norwalk, CT and became a final order on 5/27/2008.

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARD(S) WHERE NECESSARY)      Worksite:  The employee who was walking/working on the two roofs with eave heights up to approximately 22 feet 9 inches above the ground was not protected from fall hazards by the use guardrails, safety nets or a personal fall arrest system.    Sound Renovation, LLC was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311827208, citation number 1, item number 1, issued on 8/8/2008 with respect to a workplace located at 1 Wyckham Hill Lane, Greenwich, CT and became a final order on 8/28/2008.

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

Jun 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,720 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:    Worksite:  The employee who was exposed fall hazards of approximately 22 feet 9 inches feet above the ground while working on the 12 in 12 pitch roof was not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.    Sound Renovation, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311827208, citation number 1, item number 2, issued on 8/8/2008 with respect to a workplace located at 1 Wyckham Hill Lane, Greenwich, CT and became a final order on 8/28/2008.

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,720 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 ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    Worksite:  The extension ladder that was used to gain access to the roof at a height of approximately 22 feet 9 inches above the ground did not have its side rails extended 3 feet above the landing surface.    Sound Renovation, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311550123, citation number 1, item number 9, issued on 4/15/2008 with respect to a workplace located at 144 Water Street, Norwalk, CT and became a final order on 5/27/2008.