OSHA Inspection: FRANK DURAZZO

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employees 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):  Worksite: On or about September 12, 2012, and times prior thereto, employees were engaged in construction on a high slope 5 in 12 pitch garage roof and an 8 in 12 pitch roof at heights between approximately 9'3" and 18 feet without fall protection.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Worksite: On or about September 12, 2012, and times prior thereto, employees exposed to fall hazards while working on a high slope 5 in 12 pitch garage roof and an 8 in 12 pitch roof at heights between approximately 9'3" and 18 feet, were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface being accessed:  Worksite: On or about September 12, 2012, and times prior thereto, an employee was using a portable, extension ladder to gain access to the roof. The side rails of the ladder were not extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:  Worksite: On or about September 12, 2012, and times prior thereto, employees using ladders carried materials that could cause the employees to lose balance and fall.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:  Worksite: On or about September 12, 2012, and times prior thereto, the employees who were exposed to fall and other hazards had not been trained by a competent person in the proper placement of ladders.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupers for personal protection.  Worksite: On or about September 12, 2012, and times prior thereto, a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) or an assured grounding program was not used with (but not limited to) the electrical extension cord that powered the portable circular saw used on the house under renovation.