OSHA Inspection: ST JEAN & SONS

Issued

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    (a) Location - Turnpike Street and Peters Street, Andover, MA:  On or about 10/26/12, The employer failed to ensure employees who operated powered industrial trucks (PIT) were properly trained.

Issued

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1):     Rigging equipment for material handling was not inspected prior to use on each shift and as necessary during its use to ensure that it was safe:    (a) Location - Turnpike Street and Peters Street, Andover, MA:  On or about 10/26/12, Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the employer failed to ensure rigging equipment was inspected prior to use.

Issued

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1):     Scaffold(s) and scaffold(s) component(s) were not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:    (a) Location - Turnpike Street and Peters Street, Andover, MA:  On or about 10/26/12, the employer did not ensure the erected scaffold was capable of supporting the intended load. An employee was working on a scaffold that was not properly supported or installed properly.

Issued

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee(s) 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 1926.501 (b):     (a) Location - Turnpike Street and Peters Street, Andover, MA:  On or about 10/26/12, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof greater than six feet above a lower level.

Issued

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a) Location - Turnpike Street and Peters Street, Andover, MA:  On or about 10/26/12, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.