OSHA Inspection: A M CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Nov 7, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1):     Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:      20 Lyman Street, West Springfield, MA, Roof; Employees were working within 3 feet of the service entrance and had run hoses from the air compressor over the electric service entrance exposing the employees to electric shock from the 220 volt electrical service entering the house.

Issued

Nov 7, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), 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:     20 Lyman Street, West Springfield, roof: Employees working for A M Construction, dba Angel Maldonado, were working on a roof with an eave approximately 9 feet 3 inches from the next lower level without fall protection.

Issued

Nov 7, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i):     Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).      20 Lyman Street, West Springfield, MA, roof; Employees were accessing the roof of the single story residence from an aluminum extension ladder that was not set at the 4:1 rise to run angle and required by the manufacturer per the pictogram on the ladder and the OSHA standards.