OSHA Inspection: CHARLES SIRAGUSA

Issued

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    Charles Siragusa dba Charles Siragusa failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:    Citation Number                     Item Number                           Abatement Date 01                                            01a                                          3/11/2013 01                                            01b                                          2/01/2013 01                                            01c                                          3/11/2013 01                                            01d                                          3/11/2013 01                                            01e                                          2/15/2013 01                                            02a                                          2/01/2013 01                                            02b                                          1/28/2013 01                                            03                                            2/01/2013 01                                            04                                            2/01/2013 01                                            05a                                          2/01/2013 01                                            05b                                          2/01/2013 01                                            05c                                          2/01/2013 01                                            05d                                          2/01/2013  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):     The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    a)  The employer did not ensure that its employees were able to recognize and minimize their exposure to the safety hazards of the job site.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-01 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:    a)  The ladder jack scaffolding system and its components were not inspected by a competent person for visual defects.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 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:    a)  The employer did not ensure that its employees were trained to recognize, control or minimize the hazards associated with the use of the scaffolding system utilized at the site.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b):     The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:    a)  The employer did not ensure that its employees were trained to recognize, control or minimize the hazards associated with the erection, operation and maintenance of the scaffolding system utilized at the site.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15):     Ladders shall be inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after any occurrence that could affect their safe use:    a)  The employer did not ensure that the ladders were inspected by a competent person prior to the usage of the ladders.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a)  Employee was not provided head protection while working and traveling below the ladder jack scaffolding of the site.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(i):     The area below the scaffold was not barricaded, and employees were not prohibited from entering the hazard area:    a)  Employees were permitted to enter the area below the ladder jack scaffold to which objects could fall. The area was not completely barricaded.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):     When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access:    a)  Employee was not provided safe access/egress of the working level of the ladder jack scaffolding system.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i):     Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a)  Employees were not protected from falling from the working level of the ladder jack scaffold.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(2):     All ladders used to support ladder jack scaffolds did not meet the requirements of subpart X of this part -- Stairways and Ladders:    a)  One of the support ladders of the ladder jack scaffolding system did not have ladder feet.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):     Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    a)  Employees were allowed to use a portable extension ladder separated into two sections which is a purpose in which it was not designed for.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4):     Ladders used to support ladder jacks were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping:    a)  Ladders that were used to support the ladder jack scaffolding system were not placed, fastened or equipped with adequate devices to prevent the support ladders from slipping.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9):     The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear:    a)  Employer did not ensure that the bottom of the ladder was kept clear.  Bags of materials were placed at the bottom of the ladder.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**