OSHA Inspection: CIM'S HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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:      60 Linden Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, roof, three employees, including the foreman, were working on a roof with an eave that was approximately 16 feet from the ground, that were not protected from falls.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):     Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:      60 Linden Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, debris dumpster, employees were climbing the unopened, 3 foot, step ladder that was leaning against the dumpster to access the top of the equipment to dump debris buckets.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Aug 1, 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:        60 Linden Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, roof, employees who were potentially exposed to fall hazards were not provided with training to enable them to recognize the hazards of falling or the procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9):     The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear:      60 Linden Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ladder on front of the building was set up so that the cable television wires went across the top rung of the ladder creating a trip and fall hazard.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i):     Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).      60 Linden Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ladder on the front of the residence, ladder used to access the roof was erected at an approximate 4 to 3 rise to run ratio in lieu of the required 4 to 1.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:      60 Linden Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, front of the house, employees were using an extension ladder to gain access to the roof that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface being accessed.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Aug 1, 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, 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:    60 Linden Street, Pittsfield, MA, employees were not provided training on ladder use that would enable each employee to recognize hazardrs related to ladder use and the procedures to be followed to minimize thes hazards.