OSHA Inspection: FOREVER LLC

Issued

2015-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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):     On or about 12/19/14    Location: 359 Bedford Rd. Pleasantville, NY 10507    a) Employees performing roofing work on a sloped roof with a minimum eave height of approximately 25 feet were not protected from falls by a personal fall arrest system or any other fall protection system.

Issued

2015-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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 ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:     On or about 12/19/14     Location: 359 Bedford Rd. Pleasantville, NY 10507     a) Employees used a 35 foot extension ladder which only extended 2 ft above its point of access to the roof.   b) Employees used a 25 foot extension ladder which did not extended 3 ft above its point of access to the window.   c) Employees used a 30 foot extension ladder which did not extended 3 ft above its point of access to the roof.

Issued

2015-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:    On or about 12/19/14    Location: 359 Bedford Rd. Pleasantville, NY 10507    a) Employees used Werner aluminium extension ladders that did not extend 3 feet above the landing level of the roof being accessed and used one Werner extension ladder which did not have the rope laynard required to be able to safely raise and lower the fly section. The emplyees were not trained by the employer in the hazards related to ladder use and the procedures to minimize such hazards.

Issued

2015-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 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:     On or about 12/19/14    Location: 359 Bedford Rd. Pleasantville, NY 10507    a) Employees used a Werner 30 foot aluminum extension ladders to access a roof. The ladder was missing the laynard rope used to safely raise and lower the fly section.