OSHA Inspection: BOGUSLAW PIATEK CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Apr 1, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:    a. On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, a safety and health program, which would address those hazards associated with the employees' work environment and the company's procedures to eliminate exposure to those hazards, had not been developed and maintained.

Issued

Apr 1, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers:  a. On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, safety inspections were not made by persons capable of identifying and correcting those hazards which could result in employee injuries.

Issued

Apr 1, 2014

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used:    a. On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee accessing/egressing the ladder jack scaffold was exposed to falls when crawling over the scaffold stage which was suspended on the outside of the ladders.

Issued

Apr 1, 2014

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system:  a. On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working from the ladder jack scaffold was exposed to falls of approximately 20 feet due to the lack of a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Apr 1, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a. On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working from a ladder jack scaffold had not been trained in the hazards and safety requirements associated with the use of that type of scaffold.

Issued

Apr 1, 2014

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:    a. On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee clearing snow from the 12/12 pitched residential roof was exposed to falls of approximately 10 feet due to the lack of fall protection.

Issued

Apr 1, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a. On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee clearing snow from the steep pitched roof in preparation for shingling had not been trained to recognize the hazards involved and the requirements to protect himself from falls.