OSHA Inspection: WAI JI CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:     (a) Location: 36 Wentworth Street, Malden MA, 02148     On or about 4/22/2014, an employee was not protected while working around energized electrical circuits when climbing an extension ladder to access a roof that was near power lines.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $400.00 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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     (a)  Location: 36 Wentworth Street, Malden MA, 02148     On or about 4/22/2014, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof greater than six feet above a lower level.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a) Location: 36 Wentworth Street, Malden MA, 02148     On or about 4/22/2014, an employee was not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:     (a) Location: 36 Wentworth Street, Malden MA, 02148     On or about 4/22/2014, an employee was not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions while working on a roof without fall protection.