OSHA Inspection: ENH RESTORATION LLC

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 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.    WORKSITE: The employees, installing shingles using pneumatic nailing devices were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:    WORKSITE: The two (2) ladder jack scaffolds on the north side of the house were not fully planked, exposing employees to falls between 10'-4" and 11'-6".

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 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 shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    WORKSITE: The two (2) Ladder jack scaffolds on the north side of the house, used by employees to install roof shingles were not provided with ladder access onto the scaffold.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4): Ladders used to support ladder jacks shall be placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping.    WORKSITE: The upper section of a Louisville model AE 3232, 32 foot aluminum extension ladder, used to support a ladder jack scaffold was not equiped with devices to prevent slipping and the ladder was not secured to prevent accidental displacement.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 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.     WORKSITE: The employee, installing roof shingles on the eave of a 4 in 12 pitch roof was not protected from falling by an appropriate fall protection system.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    WORKSITE: The employees, engaged in roofing activities on a 4 in 12 pitch roof was not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with falls, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(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.    The employees using a Louisville model L2121-28 28 foot aluminum extension ladder to access the roof were not provided with training and information in the hazards associated with the type of ladder being used or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $880.00 Reduced

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.    WORKSITE: The Louisville model L2121-28 28 foot aluminum extension ladder, used by employees to access the roof, had damaged rungs, side rail and slip resistant feet and the ladder had not been inspected prior to use.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 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.    WORKSITE: The Louisville model L2121-28 28 foot aluminum extension ladder, used by employees to access the roof, had damaged rungs, side rail and slip resistant feet and the ladder had not been removed from service.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): An employee shall not carry any object or load that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall.     WORKSITE: The employee was manually carrying bndles of shingles up the Louisville model L2121-28 28 foot aluminum extension ladder onto the roof.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5600.00 · Current $3360.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is 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.    WORKSITE: Both ends of the following ladder jack scaffold planks extended more than 18 inches beyond the supports and the scaffold planks were not secured to prevent displacement, exposing employees to falls between 10'-4" and 11'-6" to the ground    1. The ladder jack scaffold located on the north side of the house near the front. The end extended more than two (2) feet beyond the supports.    2. The ladder jack scaffold located on the north side of the house near the back. The end extended more than three (e) feet beyond the supports.    ENH Restoration LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard (29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 109177691, citation number 1, item number 2, affirmed as a final order on 8/21/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 2 Sherwood Lane, Cheshire, CT.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.    WORKSITE: The wood 2X10 scaffold plank, used on a ladder jack scaffold and used by employees engaged in roofing activities was not inspected by a competent person to ensure the plank was safe to use.    ENH Restoration LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard (29 CFR1926.451(f)(3)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 109177691, citation number 1, item number 3a, affirmed as a final order on 8/21/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 2 Sherwood Lane, Cheshire, CT.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Any part of a scaffold damaged or weakened such that its strength is less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be immediately repaired or replaced, braced to meet those provisions, or removed from service until repaired.    WORKSITE: The damaged wood 2X10 scaffold plank, used on a ladder jack scaffold and used by employees engaged in roofing activities was not removed from service.    ENH Restoration LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard (29 CFR1926.451(f)(4)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 109177691, citation number 1, item number 3b, affirmed as a final order on 8/21/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 2 Sherwood Lane, Cheshire, CT.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5600.00 · Current $3360.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;    WORKSITE: The employees, engaged in roofing activities from ladder jack scaffolds were not prtected against the hazard of falling between 10'-4" and 11'-6" to the ground by the use of personal fall arrest systems or equivalent protection.    ENH Restoration LLC was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 109177691, citation number 1, item number 4, affirmed as a final order on 8/12/2010 with respect to a workplace located at2 Sherwood Lane, Cheshire, CT.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.     WORKSITE: The employees, engaged in roofing activities from ladder jack scaffolds were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.      ENH Restoration LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard (29 CFR1926.454(a)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 109177691, citation number 1, item number 5, affirmed as a final order on 8/21/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 2 Sherwood Lane, Cheshire, CT.