OSHA Inspection: THURSTON SERVICES LLC

Issued

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 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):    a) 2160 route 520, Seneca Falls NY - On or about 6 November, 2013 - Employees were engaged in residential roofing activities 6 feet or more above the lower level without the use of personal fall protection.

Issued

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:     a) 2160 route 520, Seneca Falls NY - On or about 6 November, 2013 - Employees were using a ladder to gain access to the roof that was not extended a minimum of 3 feet above the upper landing surface. Ladder was extended approximately 12 inches above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $280.00 Reduced

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) 2160 Route 520, Seneca Falls NY - On or about 6 November 2013 - Employees were working on a residential roof and had not been trained in the recognition of the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.