OSHA Inspection: REBUILD AMERICA INCORPORATED

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    (a) 26 Jerome Avenue, Mineola, NY (Worksite), south and southwest sides of residential home, first story roof - An employee was re-nailing the existing roof sheathing with a pneumatic nail gunn and was not provided with; or using eye protection, which exposed the employee to serious eye injuries on, or about July 12, 2013.    (b) Worksite, north side of residential home, first story roof - Employees were re-nailing the existing roof sheathing with pneumatic nail guns and were not provided with; or using eye protection, which exposed them to serious eye injuries on, or about July 12, 2013.      Note: Abatement for this violation was previously documented; therefore, the employer is not required to submit abatement certification or documentation for this violation in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Jan 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end.    (a) Worksite, west side of the residential home, ladder jack scaffold - Employees were installing 2" x 2" drip edge along the west edge of the first story roof from a ladder jack scaffold. The Werner 24' aluminum scaffold stage, Model # 2424, used to create the work platform was extended 8' beyond the south support and was not secured to prevent it from tipping, which exposed the employees to being struck-by scaffold components and a fall of 8' to the ground below on, or about July 12, 2013.    Note:The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this violation in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures or controls to minimize those hazards.    (a) Worksite, west side of residential home, ladder jack scaffold - Employees were installing 2" x 2" drip edge along the west edge of the first story roof from a ladder jack scaffold. The employees were not trained to work from scaffolds; and did not recognize the hazards, which were created by the Werner 24' aluminum scaffold stage, Model # 2424, being extended 8' beyond the south ladder jack bracket on, or about July 12, 2013.     Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this violation in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  (a) Worksite, west side of residential home, ladder jack scaffold - Employees erected a ladder jack scaffold to perform roofing work on a residential home. The employees were not trained to erect, disassemble, move, repair, maintain, or inspect scaffolds; and did not recognize the hazards, which were created by the Werner 24' aluminum scaffold stage, Model # 2424, being extended 8' beyond the south ladder jack bracket on, or about July 12, 2013.   Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this violation in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 9, 2014

Abate by

Jan 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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) Worksite, south side of the residential home, first story roof - Employees were engaged in re-roofing work on the first story of a residential home. The employees were working at a height of 11' on the 4:12 pitch roof and were wearing personal fall arrest harnesses, but did not have their lanyards connected to the rope stops on the vertical lifelines, which exposed the employees to a fall of 11' to the ground below on, or about July 12, 2013.    (b) Worksite, north side of the residential home, first story roof - Employees were engaged in re-roofing work on the first story of a residential home. The employees were working at a height of 11' on the 4:12 pitch roof, without fall protection, which exposed the employees to a fall of 11' to the ground below on, or about July 12, 2013.      Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this violation in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.