OSHA Inspection: AZUAY CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Jan 30, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,300 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.    Location:  500 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877      Safety glasses were not provided, and required to be worn, for employees who were operating pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Jan 30, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Location:  500 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877      The wall bracket scaffold, with a fall distance of approximately 19 feet 11 inches, was not equipped with an adequate fall protection system.

Issued

Jan 30, 2015

Abate by

Feb 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed 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.  Location:  500 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877    The employer did not ensure that any employees who were required to perform work on a wall bracket scaffold had been trained in the hazards associated with this particular scaffold and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize the hazards.

Issued

Jan 30, 2015

Abate by

Feb 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,300 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:     Location:  500 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877      The wall bracket scaffold, with a fall distance of approximately 19 feet 11 inches, was not inspected by a competent person.

Issued

Jan 30, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees: without satisfying the criteria of subparagraphs (i) - (iv) of this paragraph.   Location:  500 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877    A fiberglass step ladder was being used on top of a wall bracket scaffold to increase the working height in areas where a fall protection system was not present.

Issued

Jan 30, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,700 Reduced

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):     Location:  500 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877      The steep pitched roof with an eave to ground height between 14 feet 9 inches and 26 feet 3 inches was not equipped with an adequate fall protection system.

Issued

Jan 30, 2015

Abate by

Feb 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Location:  500 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877    The employer did not ensure that all employees had been adequately trained in the hazards associated with falls and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize and/or eliminate the fall hazards.