OSHA Inspection: THOMAS SZELIGA CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2013-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  a) On or about 7/11/13 at a residential new build located at 6981 Mourning Dove Lane, Wheatfield, New York; employees framing and sheathing a 2 story house were not protected from falling through floor holes for stairways when working inside or accessing the extension ladder.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):   Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor  did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:  a) On or about 7/11/13 at a residential new build located at 6981 Mourning Dove Lane, Wheatfield, New York; employees framing and sheathing a 2 story house were building a porch roof and nailing down sheathing on a 4 in 12 pitched roof with an eave height of approximately 10 feet. There were no fall protection measures in place.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15):   Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a) On or about 7/11/13 at a residential new build located at 6981 Mourning Dove Lane, Wheatfield, New York; employees framing and sheathing a 2 story house were building a porch roof on the front of the building. Employees were using sheets of oriented strand board for a platform supported by the forks of an all-terrain fork lift approximately 10 feet. There were no fall protection measures in place.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED