OSHA Inspection: A & J RELIABLE INC.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Abate by

Jul 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions.    On or about 6/6/13    Location: 25 South Stone Street, Elmsford, NY 10523    a) Employees walking and working in areas with roof shingles containing exposed nails were not wearing hard soled shoes. The employees were wearing sneakers.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    On or about 6/6/13    Location: 25 South Stone Street, Elmsford, NY 10523    a) Employees on the ground and lower roof levels were not wearing hard hats to protect them from falling debris or equipment during roof removal and replacement.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Abate by

Jul 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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:    On or about 6/6/13    Location: 25 South Stone Ave. Elmsford, NY 10523    a) Employees performing residential roofing without fall protection and when provided with fall protection were unsure of how to properly set it up, were not adaquately trained to recognize the hazards of falls and the proceedures to minmize such hazards.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    On or about 6/6/13    Location: 25 South Stone Ave. Elmsford, NY 10523    a) Employees used a 32 foot Werner aluminium extension ladder to access a Gambrel roof at a height of approximately 24 feet. The ladder rails extended only 2.0 feet above the landing level.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Abate by

Jul 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  On or about 6/6/13  Location: 25 South Stone Ave. Elmsford, NY 10523  a) Employees used a Werner aluminium extension ladders that did not extend 3 feet above the landing level of the roof being accessed and used three Werner extension ladders that did not have the rope laynard required to be able to safely raise and lower the fly section. The emplyees were not trained by the employer in the hazards related to ladder use and the procedures to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Abate by

Jul 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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:    On or about: 6/6/13    Location: 25 South Stone Ave. Elmsford, NY 10523    a) Employees used two Werner 32 foot and one Werner 24 foot aluminium extension ladders to access a roof. All three ladders were missing the laynard rope used to safely raise and lower the fly section.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $27,500 · Current $16,440 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):     On or about 6/6/13    Location: 25 South Stone Ave. Elmsford, NY 10523    a) Employees performing roofing work on a sloped gambrel roof with a eave height of approximately 18 feet were not protected from falls by a personal fall arrest system or any other fall protection system.