OSHA Inspection: ABRAHAM ENTERPRSES, INC.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and braces were not installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and be repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (6.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet (0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91 m) wide.    a)  Abraham Enterprises, Inc. on or about October 22, 2012, at the address of 730 Main St. Vermilion, OH: The employer failed to ensure the welded frame scaffold from which employees were using to access the roof level was secured to the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height. The 35 ft. high by 5 ft. wide scaffold system was restrained by a single brace at the top of the structure maintained a bracing ratio of 7:1.  Employees were exposed to a fall up to 35 feet while using the scaffolding for roof access/egress.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.     a)  Abraham Enterprises, Inc. on or about October 22, 2012, at the address of 730 Main St. Vermilion, OH: The employer did not ensure an employee was protected from falls while supporting roofing activities from a low sloped roof on commercial structure. The employee was exposed to falls of up to 40 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 31, 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 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.    a) Abraham Enterprises, Inc. on or about October 22, 2012, at the address of 730 Main St. Vermilion, OH: The employer did not ensure that employees had been trained in the appropriate use of fall protection such as but not limited to the use of personal fall arrest systems or alternative measures while performing various roofing operations.