OSHA Inspection: JIE HAO

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    Location - 157 Boston Street, Salem, MA:  On or about 06/19/2012, eye and face protective equipment was not provided when employees were operating a pneumatic nail gun.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6):     Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.    Location: 157 Boston Street, Salem, MA  On or about 06/19/12, employees were exposed electrical shock from an electrical extension cord which was missing it's ground pin.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.     Location - 157 Boston Street, Salem, MA:  On or about 06/19/2012, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof greater than six feet above a lower level.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(1)(ii):     Each portable ladder that is not self-supporting: At least four times the maximum intended load, except that each extra-heavy-duty type 1A metal or plastic ladders shall sustain at least 3.3 times the maximum intended load. The ability of a ladder to sustain the loads indicated in this paragraph shall be determined by applying or transmitting the requisite load to the ladder in a downward vertical direction when the ladder is placed at an angle of 75 1/2 degrees from the horizontal. Ladders built and tested in conformance with the applicable provisions of appendix A will be deemed to meet this requirement.    Location: 157 Boston Street, Salem, MA  On or about 06/19/2012, employees were exposed to ladder failure while using a non self supporting ladder that was not erected at the proper angle.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15):     Ladders shall be inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after any occurrence that could affect their safe use.    Location: 157 Boston Street, Salem, MA  On or about 06/19/2012, employees were exposed to a fall from ladders which had not been inspected for visible defects.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16):     Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.        Location: 157 Boston Street, Salem, MA  On or about 06/19/2012, portable ladders with defects were not marked andremoved from service.