OSHA Inspection: D. SIMONETTI INC.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,380 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    WORKSITE: The employees, using pneumatic nailing devices to perform roofing work were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:    WORKSITE: The walking/working surfaces/platforms on and in between the fabricated frame scaffolds were not fully planked.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects shall not be used to support scaffolds or platform units.  WORKSITE: Patio blocks, concrete blocks and unsupported cantilevered planks were used in lieu of base plates and mud sills to support the fabricated metal frame scaffolds.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    WORKSITE: The employees engaged in roofing activities from the fabricated frame scaffolds was not protected from the hazard of falling between10 and 12 feet to the ground by the use of appropriate personal fall arrest or equivalent systems.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." 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.   WORKSITE: The employees performing roofing work on the rake edge of a steep (8/12) pitch roof was not protected from the hazard of falling between 10 feet 10 inches and 12 feet 5 inches  to the ground by the use of appropriate ersonal fall arrest or equivalent systems.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,380 Reduced

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.     WORKSITE: The employees engaged in roofing activities from fabricated frame scaffolds were not provided with training in the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 17, 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.  WORKSITE: The employees, exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing work on steep (8/12) pitched roof were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with falls or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  WORKSITE: The employees using ladders to access the scaffold platforms were not provided with training and information in the hazards associated with the type of ladder being used or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders shall be used only on stable and level surfaces unless secured to prevent accidental displacement.    WORKSITE: The 22 foot aluminum extension ladder (no labeling), used by employees to access the scaffolds and roof was setup on frozen snow and ice on the ground and the ladder was not secured to prevent accidental displacement.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,380 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders shall be inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after any occurrence that could affect their safe use.    WORKSITE: The 22 foot aluminum extension ladder (no labeling), having damaged side rails and missing anti-slip safety feet and used by employees to access/egress the scaffolds, was not inspected prior to its setup and use.

Issued

Jul 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.  WORKSITE: The 22 foot aluminum extension ladder (no labeling), having damaged side rails and missing anti-slip safety feet and used by employees to access/egress the scaffolds, was not removed from service.