OSHA Inspection: JASON DONER

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees working on the ground below an active roofing project were not wearing head protection.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees on a ladder jack scaffold were not provided with any fall protection.  Employees were exposed to falls of up to 15 feet.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area:    a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees utilizing a ladder jack scaffold and roof jack scaffolding were not provided with training regarding the recognition and avoidance of the hazards associated with the scaffolding use.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees were climbing onto the top of a rack truck, depositing debris without the use of fall protection.   Employees were exposed to falls of nine feet.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  Note:  If using these systems was infeasible or created a greater hazard, the employer should develop and implement a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.    a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees performing roofing work on residential roof with a pitch of over 9 on 12 were not provided with fall protection.  Employees were exposed to falls of up to 23 feet.

Issued

2012-09-21 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 who might be exposed to fall hazards:    a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees exposed to fall hazards were not provided with training regarding the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.    a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees were utilizing roof bracket scaffolding with platforms that were less than ten feet and extended past their supports by over two feet.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.    a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees were utilizing ladder jack scaffolding with a metal plank.  One end of the plank extended past its support by thirty inches.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.     a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees were utilizing a ladder jack scaffold without the use of a safe means of access.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3):  Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    a) On or about 6/14/2012, At the job site:  Employees were utilizing roof bracket scaffolding and ladder jack scaffolding with no inspections performed by a competent person.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a) On or about 6/14/2012, at the job site:  Employees were using a step ladder to access the back of a truck.  The top of the step ladder was located below the access elevation of the truck.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:    a) On or about 6/14/2012, at the job site:  Employees were using a step ladder to access the back of a truck.  The top step and the top of the step ladder were being used as a step.