OSHA Inspection: JAMES DEBRECENI

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $800 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.    (a) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA:  On or about 6/20/13, employees were exposed to eye injuries while using a pneumatic nail gun without safety glasses.

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded:    (a) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA:  On or about 6/20/13, the Ridgid portable air compressor was missing the belt guard.

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    (a) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA:  On or about 6/20/13, employees were exposed to falls while working on a ladder jack scaffold without fall protection.    Family Roofers and Painters, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311587752, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/18/2009, with respect to a workplace located at Hooksett St., Seabrook, NH.

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):   (a) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA: On or about 6/20/13, employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing work without fall protection.   Family Roofers and Painters, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311587752, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/18/2009, with respect to a workplace located at Hooksett St., Seabrook, NH.

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Abate by

Sep 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.     (a) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA:   On or about 6/20/13, employees performing roofing work were not properly trained to identify and control hazards.       Family Roofers and Painters, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.454(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311587752, citation number 1, item number 3a and was affirmed as a final order on 2/18/2009, with respect to a workplace located at Hooksett St., Seabrook, NH.

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Abate by

Sep 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii).  (a) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA: On or about 6/20/13, employees exposed to falls had not been trained as required.   Family Roofers and Painters, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311587752, citation number 1, item number 3c and was affirmed as a final order on 2/18/2009, with respect to a workplace located at Hooksett St., Seabrook, NH.

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Abate by

Sep 6, 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.   (a) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA:  On or about 6/20/13, employees were not trained to recognize and control hazards of using defective ladders.    Family Roofers and Painters, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1060(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311587752, citation number 1, item number 3d and was affirmed as a final order on 2/18/2009, with respect to a workplace located at Hooksett St., Seabrook, NH.

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,142 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    (a) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA:  On or about 6/20/13, ladders used by employees to access the roof and scaffold did not extend three feet above the scaffold platform or roof surface.      Family Roofers and Painters, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053)b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311587752, citation number 1, item number 8b and was affirmed as a final order on 2/18/2009, with respect to a workplace located at Hooksett St., Seabrook, NH.

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:   (a) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA:  On or about 6/20/13, employees were using ladders that were not inspected by a competent person as required.    Family Roofers and Painters, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311587752, citation number 1, item number 6a and was affirmed as a final order on 2/18/2009, with respect to a workplace located at Hooksett St., Seabrook, NH.

Issued

Jul 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Location - 214 Oakland Avenue, Methuen, MA:  On or about 6/20/13, the two extension ladders used to support the ladder jack scaffold had bent rung and broken locking mechanism.    Family Roofers and Painters, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311587752, citation number 1, item number 6b and was affirmed as a final order on 2/18/2009, with respect to a workplace located at Hooksett St., Seabrook, NH.