OSHA Inspection: P&S CARPENTRY INC.

Issued

May 1, 2014

Abate by

May 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    a)  Employees were standing above the second step from the top of a stepladder in order to access and egress the deck.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor  did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:      a)  Employees engaged in carpentry work were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 27 feet above the ground.     P&S Carpentry, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 901091, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on July 3, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 3515 N. Oakley Ave., Chicago, IL 60613.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.