OSHA Inspection: WATERVILLE ESTATES REALTY LLC

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):      a. Site- An employee was exposed to fall, trip, fire, egress, and struck by hazards from unguarded walking/working surfaces, improperly erected scaffolds, blocked exits, and inadequate stairways where the employer failed to provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job site conducted by a competent person.

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:      a. Site- Carpenter bracket scaffolding and scaffold planks provided by the employer were not installed by a qualified person where PRM Builders, Inc employees were exposed to scaffold collapse hazards dut to the spans between the platform supports exceeded 8 feet and were up to approximately 15 feet.

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.34(c): Means of egress was not continually maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency:      a. Site- The employer's construction materials were stored along the front of the building being framed blocking the exit to the left unit of the building.

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction there of:      a. Site- An employee was not protected from entrapment hazards where the employer failed to provide fire extinguishers during the construction of a wood framed, multistory, two family residence.

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:      a. Site- Employees were exposed to overhead struck by hazards where protective helmets were not worn or provided.

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:      a. Left and Right Unit Interior- PRM Builders, Inc employees were exposed to falls or approximately 16 feet while installing ridge beams and roof rafters from a metal scaffold platform where the employer failed to ensure that PRM Builders, Inc provided and used fall protection.

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 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):      a. Site- An employee was exposed to falls between approximately 9 and 18 feet from unguarded floor holes, floor edges, and window openings where fall protection was not used or provided.     b. Roof- PRM Builders, Inc employees working from the roof were exposed to falls between 12 and 20 feet where the employer failed to ensure that PRM Builders, Inc provided and used fall protection.

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii): The platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights exceeded 9.5 inches (24.1 cm):      a. Left Unit- Carpenter bracket scaffolding and scaffold planks provided by the employer were not installed with the work platform fully planked along the front and back side of the building.

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:      a. Left Unit Exterior- An employee was exposed to a trip hazard where the break in elevation from the first floor to grade at the front exit was 20 inches and a stairway was not provided.

Issued

Oct 30, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:      a. Right Unit Interior- Employees were exposed to a trip hazard where the stairs going to up to the loft and down to the basement did not have a handrail on at least one side of the stairs.