OSHA Inspection: RANDALL RUTKA LLC

Issued

May 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.   a)  Job Site 243 Preston St., Hartford, CT. - On or about 3-26-13 - Employee sustained a head injury while cleaning up debris on the ground while roofing work was being conducted and the off loading of a pallet of shingles on a three story residential home was being conducted.  The employee was not wearing head and face protection.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l).  a)  243  Preston St. Hartford, CT. Job Site - On or about 3-26-13 - The employee operating the Lull industrial lift was not trained and certified by a competent person before operating the industrial fork lift.