OSHA Inspection: JRB CONTRACTING

Issued

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA: An employee working below the roof edge was exposd to possible head injury from falling debris and equipment, on or about June 28, 2012.  ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION  NO CERTIFICATION NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:  a) Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA: Workers on a steep roof with an eave height of approximately 24 feet above the ground were not protected from falling, on or about June 28, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.552(b)(8): Material hoists did not conform to the requirements of ANSI A10.5-1969, Safety Requirements for Material Hoists:  a) Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA: The RGC PL400 hoist used by employees to hoist roofing materials to the roof of a structure was not vertically straight due to damage and was equipped with a damaged hoisting cable exposing workers to a struck-by hazard, on or about June 28, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1500.00 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:  a) Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA: An extension ladder installed on the back side of the structure and used by workers to access the roof area did not extend at least three feet above the upper surface, on or about June 28, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA: The fly portion of an extention ladder had been separated from the base, placed on a tarp and used to access a porch roof exposing workers to a fall, on or about June 28, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladder(s) 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, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and withdrawn from service until repaired:  a) Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA: An extension ladder in use on the rear of the structure that had damaged rungs and missing feet exposed workers to a fall, on or about June 28, 2012.  b) Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA: An extension ladder installed on the west side of the structure was used with the feet removed exposing workers to a fall, on or about June 28, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-04 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 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:  a) Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA: Employees exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing work had not been trained in the hazards of falling and in the procedures to minimize exposure to a fall, on or about June 28, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA: Workers who used portable ladders to access the roof area of a structure had not been trained in the recognition of hazards associated with using ladders and in the procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards, on or about June 28, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED