OSHA Inspection: R.P. FARINA ROOFING CO., INC.

Issued

Jun 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,156 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): "Application." Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is 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.       Location - 42 Henderson Street, Cambridge, MA:   On or about 05/21/2013, employees were not provided with personal protective equipment for their eyes while operating pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Jun 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.  Location - 42 Henderson Street, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 05/21/2013, the employer failed to ensure that employees working below roofing operations were protected by protective helmets.

Issued

Jun 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,156 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.   Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.     Location: 42 Henderson Street, Cambridge MA, 02138     On or about 5/21/2013, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof that was 22 feet in height from the roofs edge to the lower level.

Issued

Jun 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,156 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab-rail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.     Location: 42 Henderson Street, Cambridge MA, 02138       On or about 5/21/2013, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Jun 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $4,302 Reduced

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. Cross-braces shall not be used as a means of access.     Location: 42 Henderson Street, Cambridge MA, 02138     On or about 5/21/2013, proper access to the ladder Jack Scaffold platform was not provided.       The (R.P. Farina Roofing Co., Inc.) was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315655712, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on (9/02/2011), with respect to a workplace located at 254 - 256 Pearl Street, Cambridge MA 02139.

Issued

Jun 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $4,302 Reduced

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 shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;     Location: 42 Henderson Street, Cambridge MA, 02138       On or about 5/21/2013, employees working from a scaffold greater than ten feet above a lower level were not protected from falls.      The (R.P. Farina Roofing Co., Inc.) was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315655712, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on (9/02/2011), with respect to a workplace located at 254 - 256 Pearl Street, Cambridge MA, 02139.

Issued

Jun 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms shall not be bridged one to another.     Location: 42 Henderson Street, Cambridge MA, 02138     On or about 5/21/2013, scaffold platforms were not set up to prevent bridging from one section to another, which exposed employees to fall hazards.     The (R.P. Farina Roofing Co., Inc.) was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315655712, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on (9/02/2011), with respect to a workplace located at 254 - 256 Pearl Street, Cambridge MA 02139.