OSHA Inspection: ERIC A. TEAL

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1002.00 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: 343 Essex Street, Salem MA 01970     On or about 5/16/2014, employees were not protected while working around energized electrical circuits.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:     (a) Location: 343 Essex Street, Salem MA, 01970     On or about 5/16/2014 an employee was working from a roof bracket scaffold platform that was not a minimum of 12 inches wide.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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 employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     (a)  Location: 343 Essex Street, Salem MA, 01970     On or about 5/16/2014, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof greater than six feet above a lower level.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.   (a) Location: 343 Essex Street, Salem MA, 01970   On or about 5/16/2014, an employee was not protected from falling while working from a scaffold that was greater than 10 feet above a lower level.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were 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: 343 Essex Street, Salem MA, 01970     On or about 5/16/2014, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): An unsecured ladder was used on surfaces that were not stable and level:   (a) Location: 343 Essex Street, Salem MA, 01970   On or about 5/16/2014, an employee was using a portable ladder that was not secure to prevent accidental displacement.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Location: 343 Essex Street, Salem MA 01970   On or about 5/16/2014, portable ladders that were damaged were not withdrawn from service.