OSHA Inspection: A P CARPENTRY SERVICES INC

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748     On or about 4/6/2015, an employees was not protected from over head hazards while working below framers.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · 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.     (a) Location: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748     On or about 4/6/2015, eye and face protective equipment was not used when employees used a circular saw and a Sawzall.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.     (a) Location: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748     On or about 4/6/2015, employees were not protected from falling while working from an elevated work surface approximately 28 feet above a lower level.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.   (a) Location: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748   On or about 4/6/2015, employees were not protected from falling while walking and working in close proximity to an unguarded floor hole.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(5): Handrails and the top rails of stair rail systems were not capable of withstanding, with failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 n) applied within 2 inches (5 cm) of the top edge, in any downward or outward direction, at any point along the top edge.     (a) Location: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748     On or about 4/6/2015, employees were exposed to falls off of a stairway with a handrail that was not capable of withstanding a force of at least 200 pounds.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(8): Stair rail system(s) and/or handrail(s) were not surfaced to prevent injury to employees from punctures or lacerations, and/or to prevent snagging of clothing:   (a) Location: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748   On or about 4/6/2015, employees were exposed to a damaged un-surfaced handrail on the main stairway leading to the upper level.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:     (a) Location: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748     On or about 4/6/2015, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder was used for purposes other than the purpose for which it was designed:   (a) Location: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748   On or about 4/6/2015, an extension ladder was separated into a single section, and used to gain access to a roof level, where the ladder would not extend above the upper landing.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:   (a) Location: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748   On or about 4/6/2015, employees were exposed to a fall from a ladder which had not been inspected for visible defects.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748   On or about 4/6/2015, a portable ladder that was damaged was not withdrawn from service.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Abate by

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:     (a) Location: 30 Main Street, Hopkinton MA, 01748     On or about 4/6/2015, employees were not trained to recognize and avoid hazardous work conditions.