OSHA Inspection: JC CARPENTRY INC.

Issued

2014-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:  On or about: 09/17/2013  Location: 5 Albion Court, Charlestown, MA  Two employees were injured while working when the scaffold planking broke resulting in each employee falling 20 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2014-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  On or about: 09/17/2013  Location 5 Albion Court, Charlestown, MA  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of 20 feet while working on an alumapole scaffold where uprights were bearing on gravel.

Issued

2014-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  On or about: 09/17/2013  Location: 5 Albion Court, Charlestown, MA  Two employees working on a ladder jack scaffold fell 20 feet to the ground below, when personal fall arrest systems were not used or provided.

Issued

2014-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.  On or about: 09/17/2013  Location: 5 Albion Court, Charlestown, MA      Employees were exposed to fall hazards of 20 feet while working from an alumapole scaffold where guard rails were not installed on open ends.

Issued

2014-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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.  On or about: 09/17/2013  Location: 5 Albion Court, Charlestown, MA  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of 20 feet while working from an alumapole scaffold where the bottom point of the support poles were not braced.

Issued

2014-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(2): All ladders used to support ladder jack scaffolds shall meet the requirements of subpart X of this part -- Stairways and Ladders, except that job-made ladders shall not be used to support ladder jack scaffolds.  On or about: 09/17/2013  Location: 5 Albion Court, Charlestown, MA  The employer exposed employees to fall hazards while working from a ladderjack scaffold where the ladder was not set up with the proper 4:1 ratio.