OSHA Inspection: SHOEMAKER AND SONS

Issued

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:     (a) 1580 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420     On or about 4/26/2013, employees were not protected from overhead hazards while working below roofers.

Issued

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 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 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.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.    (a) 1580 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420    On or about 4/26/2013, employees were not protected from falling while working from an elevated work surface greater than six feet above a lower level.

Issued

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladders length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    (a) 1580 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420    On or about 4/26/2013, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.      (a) 1580 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420      On or about 4/26/2013, a portable ladder that had a damaged swivel foot and was not withdrawn from service.