OSHA Inspection: JMS & ASSOCIATES PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:    (a) Location - North Branch Road, Concord, MA:  On or about 12/4/14, Employees were not protected from injuries when working with an electric powered saw and hand grinder that had the guard removed.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:    (a) Location - North Branch Road, Concord, MA:  On or about 12/4/14, employees were exposed to electrical shock and burns while using a relocatable power tap that was not designed for use on construction sites.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:    (a) Location - North Branch Road, Concord, MA:  On or about 12/4/14, Employees were exposed to electric shock when employees were using an extension cord that was frayed.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    (a) Location North Branch Road, Concord, MA:  On or about 12/4/14, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold was bearing on base plates or other adequate foundations.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 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).Note:  Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section.    (a) Location North Branch Road, Concord, MA:  On or about 12/4/14, employees were exposed to live electrical service line on side of house, the clearance between scaffold and power line was not maintained.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    (a) Location - North Branch Road, Concord, MA:  On or about 12/4/14, employees working from a scaffold greater than 19 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    (a) Location - North Branch Street, Concord, MA:  On or about 12/4/14, pump-jack poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, as necessary.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    (a) Location - North Branch Street, Concord, MA:  On or about 12/4/14, employees were exposed to falls and scaffold collapse when the employer failed to train employees in the hazards associated with scaffold use.