OSHA Inspection: MALDONADO CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

Jan 13, 2015

Abate by

Feb 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a)  Quaker Green Condos, West Hartford, CT Job Site - The employer has not certified that Citation 1, Item 4 issued on 11/06/14 for training and certifying employees who operate rough terrain industrial lifts trucks was done by 11/26/14.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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)  Quaker Green Condos, West Hartford, CT. - On or about 10-7-14 - Employees were working on an eight on twelve pitch roof with a fall hazard of forty feet to the ground with no fall protection systems being used.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  a)  Quaker Green Condos, West Hartford, CT. - On or about 10-7-14 - Employees were lifting lumber through window and wall openings that were not protected with guardrail systems.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii):  a) Quaker Green Condos, West Hartford, CT. - On or about 10-7-14 - Employees were observed working at heights exceeding 6 feet to 40 feet in height using no fall protection.  Employees tied their rope life line system to the wooden truss system's two inch by four inch roof support beam with a knot and then tied their lanyard rope grabs to it.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l), as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.602(d):  a)  Quaker Green Condos, West Hartford, CT. - On or about 10-07-14 - Employee operating a JLG 1044C-54 rough terrain lift was not trained and certified by the employer to operate the lift.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:  a)  Quaker Green Condos, West Hartford, CT. - On or about 10-7-14 - Employees were using a twelve foot aluminum extension ladder with defective and bent rungs to access their work area.