OSHA Inspection: JANUSZ HOME REPAIR LLC

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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 performing roofing and framing activities with the following equipment were not wearing eye protection:                              1) The Rigid handheld circular saw               2) The DeWalt model DW745 portable table saw               3) Pneumatic nailing devices

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(h)(1): Each circular crosscut table saw shall be guarded by a hood which shall meet all the requirements of paragraph (i)(1) of this section for hoods for circular ripsaws.    WORKSITE: The blade guard on the DeWalt model DW745 portable table saw, serial number 2013 38-CT 270175 was missing.

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

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 eave and rake edge of the house were not protected against falling 9 feet, 10 inches by the use of appropi\riate fall protection system(s).

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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 performing roofing activities were not provided with information and training in the hazards associated with falls or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 ladder in the performance of their work were not provided with information and training in the hazards associated with ladders or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.    WORKSITE: The Werner model D1520-2 aluminum extension ladder, used by employees to access the roof did not extend above the roof at least three (3) feet and no handhold or equivalent was provided.