OSHA Inspection: BROTHERS SIDING & CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1396.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(m)(2): Crawling boards were not secured to the roof by ridge hooks or by means that met equivalent criteria (e.g., strength and durability):    Location-4 Bartlett Lane, Framingham, MA:  On or about May 21, 2015, the chicken ladder was not provided with hooks for securing the ladder to the roof to prevent it from slipping and falling off the roof while in use.

Issued

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1396.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Employees on walking/working surfaces with an unprotected side and/or edge which is 6 feet or more above a lower level were not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    Location- 4 Bartlett Lane, Framingham, MA:  On or about May 21, 2015, fall protection was not utilized by the employee performing siding work from the roof area and exposed to falls of 19 feet.

Issued

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): The side rails of portable ladders used for access did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, or was secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect and along with a grasping devise to assist employees mounting and dismounting the ladder:    Location- 4 Bartlett Lane, Framingham, MA:  On or about May 21, 2015, the extension ladder in use to access the roof did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface.