OSHA Inspection: PLATINUM CARPENTRY, INC.

Issued

2013-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by and caught between hazards associated with the installation of inadequately braced prefabricated parallel chord trusses:         (a)    Location  Lot 69 Mohawk Path  On or about 6/20/13, Employees were exposed to struck by and caught between hazards where prefabricated parallel chord trusses were not adequately braced during installation.

Issued

2013-07-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(4): Special custom design lifting accessories for material handling were not marked to indicate the safe working loads and were not proof tested prior to use to 125 percent of their rated load:    (a)    Location - Lot 69 Mohawk Path   On or about 6/20/13, a custom designed lifting boom used to install pre-fabricated roof trusses was not marked indicating safe working load or tested to 125 percent of rated load.

Issued

2013-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(b)(1): Welded alloy steel chain sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and sling manufacturer:   (a)    Location - Lot 69 Mohawk Path  On or about 6/20/13, an alloy steel chain used to hoist roof truss members did not have permanent identification markings affixed to it.

Issued

2013-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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 - Lot 69 Mohawk Path   On or about 6/20/13, employees were not protected from falling more than 6 feet above a lower level while installing roof trusses on a two story home.      (b)   Location - Lot 103 Mohawk Path   On or about 6/24/13, employees were not protected from falling more than 6 feet above a lower level while installing roof sheathing on a two story home.

Issued

2013-07-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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:    (a) Location - Lot 69 Mohawk Path  (b) Location - Lot 103 Mohawk Path   On or about 6/20/13, employees exposed to fall hazards were not provided training to recognize and minimize fall hazards.

Issued

2013-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:     (a)    Location  Lot 69 Mohawk Path   On or about 6/20/13, a stairway or ladder was not provided with an access point with an elevation greater than 19 inches.