OSHA Inspection: DERAFFOCA CORP.

Issued

2012-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 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)    Jobsite:  Employees performing roofing work on the 6 pitch roof, with an approximate height of 9 feet 9 inches from ground to roof eve, were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2012-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2):   The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii)    Jobsite:  Employees required to work on roofs did not receive appropriate training by a competent person who was qualified in knowledge and implementation of OSHA roofing safety requirements to allow employees to understand the hazards associated with roofing work and to take steps to mitigate those hazards.

Issued

2012-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1190.00 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:    Jobsite:  A Werner aluminum extension ladder utilized to gain access to a platform did not extend 3 feet beyond the platform surface.

Issued

2012-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):   The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    Jobsite:  Employees using extension ladders were not given training in the use of ladders and procedures to be followed to minimize hazards.