OSHA Inspection: FROMENT & SONS FRAMING, LLC

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 3, 2012

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used:    (a) At 32 West Main St Millbury, MA: On or about May 25, 2012, an employee was observed climbing out a second story window to access a carpenters bracket scaffold platform which was 3.8 feet above the window sill he climbed out. The scaffold platform was in excess of 25 feet above ground level.    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):   Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:    (a) At 32 West Main St Millbury, MA: On or about May 25, 2012, an employee was observed working from a carpenters bracket scaffold at both the front and rear of the structure which were in excess of 19 and 25 feet, respectively, above the ground below with no fall protection in either location/case as required by this subpart.     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:    (a) At 32 West Main St Millbury, MA: On or about May 25, 2012, employees were observed working at and climbing through wall openings where the bottom edge was less than 30 inches above the walking working surface and the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was more than15 feet above the ground below without any of the means of protection required by this subpart.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairs did not have at least one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    At 32 West Main St Millbury, MA: On or about May 25, 2012, employees were observed using six-step stairways with open sides that did not have any handrails as required by this subpart.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12):Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not guarded by railings:    (a) At 32 West Main St Millbury, MA: On or about May 25, 2012, employees were observed on stairway landings which were more than 9 feet above the lower level that were not guarded as required by this subpart.