OSHA Inspection: EDMUNDS GENERAL CONTRACTING, LLC

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2):   Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded.    (a) Location: 75 Cedar Street, Haverhill, MA  On or about 4/30/12, emlpoyees were not protected from injury while working with a portable air compressor with the belt and pully guard removed.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):   Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor  did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.      (a) location: 75 Cedar Street, Haverhill, MA   On or about 4/30/12, employees were not protected from falls while working on a roof greater than 6 feet above a lower level.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 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) Location: 75 Cedar Street, Haverhill, MA.  On or about 4/30/12, the employer did not provide adequate training for the employees who might be exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):   Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed.    (a) Location:  75 Cedar Street, Haverhill, MA  On or about 4/30/12, an extension ladder was used to support a scaffold plank resting directly on one of its rungs.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15):  Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:    a) Location: 75 Cedar Street, Haverhill, MA.  On or about 4/30/12,  employees were exposed to a 16 foot 6 inch fall from a ladder jack scaffold  supported by ladder which had not been inspected for visible defects.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16):     Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.    a) Location: 75 Cedar Street, Haverhill, MA.  On or about 4/30/12, a portable ladder that was damaged was not withdrawn from service.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Jul 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):   The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person.    On or about 4/30/2012, a competent person did not perform a frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite to identify safety and health hazards.    Edmunds General Contracting, LLC was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1926. 20(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA Inspection number 316068568, citation number 01, item number 001issued on 12/08/11, and was affirmed as a final order on 01/27/2012,  with respect to a worksite located at 450 Lowell Street, Lawrence, MA 01851.    Edmunds General Contracting, LLC was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1926. 20(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA Inspection number 315871533, citation number 01, item number 001issued on 12/08/11, and was affirmed as a final order on 01/27/2012,  with respect to a worksite located at 82 Andover Street, Peabody, MA 01960

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Jul 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii):   The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end.    On or about 4/30/2012, a scaffold was being used which had platforms ten feet or greater in length that extended over their support more than 18 inches.    Edmunds General Contracting, LLC was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1926. 451(b)(5)(ii), which was contained in OSHA Inspection number 316068568, citation number 01, item number 002(a), issued on 12/08/11, and was affirmed as a final order on 01/27/2012,  with respect to a worksite located at 450 Lowell Street, Lawrence, MA 01851.