OSHA Inspection: MAXIMUM LEAK REPAIR, LLC

Issued

2012-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

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)  On or about May 31, 2012, employees were not protected from falls in excess of 25 feet while performing chimney repair work from sloped roofs.

Issued

2012-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  On or about May 31, 2012, employees had not been trained on the recognition of fall hazards and on the methods necessary to minimize such hazards.

Issued

2012-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1600.00 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:    a)  On or about May 31, 2012, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 25 ft while using an extension ladder to access a roof where the ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the roof surface.

Issued

2012-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:    a)  On or about May 31, 2012, employees were not provided with training on safe ladder use.