OSHA Inspection: LCT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Sep 17, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  Roof hatchway, 114 Brown Avenue, Holyoke, Massachusetts;  Employees were exposed to 120 volt electrical shock hazards from an extension cord that was in use with frayed insulation.

Issued

Sep 17, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Roof, 114 Brown Avenue, Holyoke, Massachusetts;  Employees working on a flat roof were exposed to unprotected falls of approximately 60 feet.

Issued

Sep 17, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.852(b):  Materials chutes, or sections thereof, at an angle of more than 45 deg. from the horizontal, were not entirely enclosed, except for openings equipped with closures at or about floor level for the insertion of materials.   Rear of building, 114 Brown Avenue, Holyoke, Massachusetts;  The employer used a chute for demolition materials that was made of a large tarp and was not entirely closed.

Issued

Sep 17, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    6th floor balcony, 114 Brown Avenue, Holyoke, Massachusetts;  Employees were exposed to falls from the unsecured wooden ladder that was not long enough to extend three feet above the landing surface.