OSHA Inspection: THE 45 CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system, warning line system, or a safety monitoring system.  Location: 1104 Mass. Ave. Boston MA:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 12 feet, while working on a flat roof, with no fall protection system in use.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to upper landing surfaces, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladders were used to gain access.   Location: 1104 Mass. Ave. Boston MA:   An employee was using an aluminum extension ladder, to access a roof greater than 12 feet above a driveway, where the side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the roof surface.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder.  Location: 1104 Mass. Ave. Boston MA:   The extension ladder used to access the roof was not secured, to prevent displacement, or barricaded to keep traffic away from the ladder.