OSHA Inspection: CHRIS RICHARD

Issued

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,196 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:     (a) Location: 48A Brook Street, Manchester, MA 01944     On or about 10/14/2014, employees were not protected from overhead hazards while working below roofers.

Issued

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,196 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.       (a) Location: 48A Brook Street, Manchester MA, 01944     On or about 10/14/2014, proper access to roof bracket scaffolds was not provided.

Issued

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:     (a) Location: 48A Brook Street, Manchester MA, 01944     On or about 10/14/2014, employees were exposed to wooden scaffold planks with visible defects that were used as part of a roof bracket system.

Issued

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:     (a) Location: 48A Brook Street, Manchester, MA 01944     On or about 10/14/2014, employees were not protected from falling while working from a scaffold that was greater than 10 feet above a lower level.

Issued

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,196 Reduced

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: 48A Brook Street, Manchester, MA 01944     On or about 10/14/2014, a portable extension ladder that was damaged was not withdrawn from service.

Issued

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $2,300 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: 48A Brook Street, Manchester, MA 01944     On or about 10/14/2014, employees were not protected from falling while working on a steep roof (18-12 Slope)greater than six feet above a lower level.

Issued

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.     (a) Location 48A Brook Street, Manchester, MA 01944     On or about 10/14/2014, eye and face protective equipment was not used when an employee was using a pneumatic nail gun to apply roof shingles.    The Chris Richard, dba C.R. Remodeling was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 978603, citation number 001, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/21/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 156 Elm Street, Marblehead, MA 01945.

Issued

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,300 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 ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:     (a) Location: 48A Brook Street, Manchester, MA 01944     On or about 10/14/2014, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.    The Chris Richard, dba C.R. Remodeling was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 978603, citation number 001, item number 03 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/21/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 156 Elm street, Marblehead, MA 01945.