OSHA Inspection: JASON DROUIN CUSTOM HOMES LLC

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1):  Each circular had-fed ripsaw was not guarded by a hood whcih completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut.    Jobsite:  The table saw, used by the employees to rip plywood and plastic boards, was not equipped with a hood guard.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6):  Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:    Jobsite:  The wooden pallet scaffold platform, supported on the forks of the powered industrial truck, was not designed by a qualified person.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 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:    Jobsite:  The wooden pallet scaffold platform, supported on the forks of the powered industrial truck, was not inspected by a competent person prior to the work shift.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.    Jobsite:  The wooden pallet scaffold platform, supported on the forks of the powered industrial truck, was not erected, moved or altered by trained and experienced employees under the direction of a competent person.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v):  The employer used forklifts  to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:    Jobsite:  The wooden pallet scaffold platform, supported on the forks of the powered industrial truck, was not attached to the forks of the powered industrial truck.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):  Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Jobsite: The employee, working on the platform, elevated on the forks of the powered industrial truck, was not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 20 feet to the ground.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed 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.    Jobsite:  The employee, working from the unsecured and unguarded platform, supported on the forks of the rough terrain powered industrial truck, was not trained to recognize scaffold hazards or the procedures to control or minimize them.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi):  Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.    Jobsite:  The wood pallet platform, supported by the forks of the powered industrial truck and used by the employee to access upper levels,  did not meet the requirements of ANSI B56-1-1969, Section 503(A, B and D).

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d):  The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):    Jobsite:  The employer did not certify that the employee operating the Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) was trained and evaluated in the safe operation of PIT.