OSHA Inspection: RICARDO REMODELING, LLC

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Jul 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    Worksite: The employees who were installing plywood onto the roof with a pneumatic nail gun were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Jul 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.      Worksite: The employees who were required to access and egress the ladder jack scaffold platform at a height of approximately 18 feet above the ground were not provided with a safe means of access.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Worksite: The ladder jack scaffold that the employees were working from at approximately 18 feet above the ground was not erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.  Worksite: The employees who were working from the ladder jack scaffold platform without fall protection at a height of approximately 18 feet above the ground and without safe access were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Worksite: The employees who were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet above the ground while working on the 10 in 12 pitch roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Jul 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Worksite: The employees who were working from the ladder jack scaffold platform at a height of approximately 18 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Jul 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · Current $800 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.    Worksite: The aluminum ladder, that was used by employees to gain access to the roof and having a defective rung was not taged and taken out-of-service.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Jul 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall.    Worksite: An employee was required to carry 4 foot by 8 foot sheets of plywood to the roof while climbing the extension ladder.      Ricardo Remodeling, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 771021, citation number 1, item number 4b, issued on 2/8/2013 with respect to a workplace located at 125 Victoria Lawn, Stratford, CT and became a final order on 3/12/2013.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Jul 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $8,000 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).    Worksite: The employees who were working on the 10 in 12 pitch roof with an eave height of approximately 20 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.