OSHA Inspection: BUILDING SOLUTIONS INC.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, nor by any of the means listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph:    a) On or about 4/17/14 at a roof replacement project located at 6300 Seneca Street, Elma, New York; the distribution panel on the first floor operating at 240/120 volts did not have a cover.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    a) On or about 4/17/14 at a roof replacement project located at 6300 Seneca Street, Elma, New York; extension cords used to power portable tools were missing ground prongs.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(ii): When walkways between scaffold sections are less than 18 inches wide, employees were not protected from falls by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems:    a) On or about 4/17/14 at a roof replacement project located at 6300 Seneca Street, Elma, New York; an employee using a step ladder scaffold with a platform width of 12 inches was not protected from falling approximately 12 feet of from the end of the scaffold.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Employee(s) engaged in roofing activities on low-sope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system:    a) On or about 4/17/14 at a roof replacement project located at 6300 Seneca Street, Elma, New York; employee installing metal roofing on a hip roof with a 4 in 12 pitch and an eave height of approximately 16 feet were not protected from falling.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a) On or about 4/17/14 at a roof replacement project located at 6300 Seneca Street, Elma, New York; employees were using a 10 foot step ladder to access the cupola roof. The side rails were only 2 feet above the eave.    b) On or about 4/17/14 at a roof replacement project located at 6300 Seneca Street, Elma, New York; employees were using an extension ladder to access the main roof. The side rails were only 18 inches above the landing.     NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

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, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:    a) On or about 4/17/14 at a roof replacement project located at 6300 Seneca Street, Elma, New York; employees were using a broken 10 foot step ladder to access the roof of the cupola.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED