OSHA Inspection: PERRY'S HOME CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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 was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) On or about 3/28/14 at a residential construction project located at 360 Buffalo Road, East Aurora, NewYork; an employee installing siding was using a ladder jack scaffold placed on an elevated porch. There was no personal fall arrest system in use and the employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 24 feet.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A safety harness with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:    a) On or about 3/28/14 at a residential construction project located at 360 Buffalo Road, East Aurora, New York; an employee was using a JLG 600AJ extensible boom lift to install siding and trim. A safety harness with a lanyard was not in use.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) On or about 3/28/14 at a residential construction project located at 360 Buffalo Road, East Aurora, New York; employees were using an elevated porch as a work area. The porch was approximately 10 feet above the ground and did not have a guard rail or other fall protection system in place.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED