OSHA Inspection: TBR MARIN, LLC

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees.    Worksite: The employee, who was installing siding was allowed to place a 6-foot stepladder on a pump jack scaffold platform to increase the employee's working height.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed.  Worksite: A 6-foot stepladder, which was used on the platform of the pump jack scaffold to increase the employee's working height was placed in "closed" position for which it was not designed.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    Worksite: The poles of the pump jack scaffold, from that employees were working were not braced or secured at the bottom.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $11,000 · Current $6,600 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 pump jack scaffold, from that employees were working at a height more than 10 feet above the ground was not erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.      TBR Marin, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 857163, citation number 1, item number 2, issued on 4/24/2013 with respect to a workplace located at 16 Briar Ridge Dr., Bethel, CT and became a final order on 5/8/2013.      TCHE Bagual, LLC was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313515892, citation number 1, item number 3, issued on 9/25/2009 with respect to a workplace located at Lot #34 Hidden Brook Rd., Bethel, CT.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $9,500 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 pump jack scaffold platform at a height more than 10 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, a properly installed safety net or personal fall arrest systems.      TBR Marin, LLC was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 857163, citation number 1, item number 1b, issued on 4/24/2013 with respect to a workplace located at 16 Briar Ridge Dr., Bethel, CT and became a final order on 5/8/2013.       TCHE Bagual, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313515892, citation number 1, item number 3, issued on 9/25/2009 with respect to a workplace located at Lot #34 Hidden Brook Rd., Bethel, CT.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $13,200 · Current $7,900 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 from the deck of the residential house under construction were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.      TCHE Bagual, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 650519, citation number 1, item number 1, issued on 9/19/2012 with respect to a workplace located at 37 Narrow Rocks Rd., Westport, CT and became a final order on 10/2/2012.      TCHE Bagual, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313515892, citation number 2, item number 4, was affirmed a final order on 10/6/2009 with respect to a workplace located at Lot #34 Hidden Brook Rd., Bethel, CT.      TCHE Bagual, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 310185129, citation number 1, item number 5, issued on 8/15/2007 with respect to a workplace located at 2340 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor, CT and became a final order on 9/19/2009.