OSHA Inspection: PINICAS SIDING & ROOFING, LLC

Issued

Jun 17, 2014

Abate by

Jul 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:     (a) The employer did not ensure that electrical equipment from free from recognized hazards, exposing an employee to electrical shock.

Issued

Jun 17, 2014

Abate by

Jul 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupers for personal protection.  (a) The employer did not ensure that GFCI protection was utilized on a construction worksite, exposing an employee to electrical shock.

Issued

Jun 17, 2014

Abate by

Jul 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  (a) The employer did not ensure that strain relief was provided on an electric circular saw cord, exposing an employee to electric shock.

Issued

Jun 17, 2014

Abate by

Jul 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  (a) The employer did not ensure that electrical cords were maintained in continuous lengths without splicing cords, exposing an employee to electric shock.

Issued

Jun 17, 2014

Abate by

Jun 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $2,800 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) The employer did not ensure that fall protection was used on a ladder jack scaffold, exposing an employee to a fall hazard.     Pinicas Siding & Roofing, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 108586, citation number 01, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on January 31, 2012, with respect to a workplace location at 1025-1027 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53215.

Issued

Jun 17, 2014

Abate by

Jun 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) 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) The employer did not ensure that fall protection was being used when conducting siding work on a residential building, exposing an employee to a fall hazard.  Pinicas Siding & Roofing, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 108586, citation number 01, item number 02 and was affirmed as a final order on January 31, 2012, with respect to a workplace location at 1025-1027 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53215.