OSHA Inspection: ROBERT L. GREEN, INC.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):     Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    (a) Location - 3 Monmouth Street, Somerville, MA   On or about 7/23/12, a scaffold was not erected under the direction of a competent person.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    (a) Location - 3 Monmouth Street, Somerville, MA  On or about 7/23/12, employees were not  protected from falling while working on a scaffold greater than 10 feet above a lower level.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) location - 3 Monmouth Street Somerville, MA.  On or about 7/23/12, an employee was not protected from falling while working more than 6 feet above a lower level.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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) Location - 3 Monmouth Street Somerville, MA.  On or about 7/23/12, employees were not protected from falling while accessing ladders which were not at least 36 inches above the top landing surface.