OSHA Inspection: LMP MAINTENANCE INC.

Issued

Jan 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 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) On or about 11/25/14 at a roof replacement project located at 48 Barbara Place, Cheektowaga, New York; employees working on the ground below active roof operations were not wearing hard hats.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): A means of access for scaffold platforms more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, such as 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:  a) On or about 11/25/14 at a roof replacement project located at 48 Barbara Place, Cheektowaga, New York; employees were using a ladder jack scaffold, with the scaffold brackets and platform to the outside of the supporting ladders. The employees had to access the platform by climbing the supporting ladders and climbing around the bracket and platform.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6):  a) On or about 11/25/14 at a roof replacement project located at 48 Barbara Place, Cheektowaga, New York; employees working from an aluminum ladder jack scaffold stage placed the stage approximately 1 foot away from the electric service cable. Minimum clearance for 300 volts or less is 3 feet.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 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) On or about 11/25/14 at a roof replacement project located at 48 Barbara Place, Cheektowaga, New York; employees were using a ladder jack scaffold to perform work and access the roof. The platform height was approximately 16 feet and here was no personal fall arrest system in place.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) On or about 11/25/14 at a roof replacement project located at 48 Barbara Place, Cheektowaga, New York; employees were tearing shingles off from a roof with a 12 in 12 pitch and an eave height of approximately 16 feet. There were no fall protection systems in place.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED