OSHA Inspection: QUISHIPI CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Sep 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.   Location: site On or about 7/20/15, proper access to ladder jack scaffolds was not provided.

Issued

Sep 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.  Location: site On or about 7/20/15, employees working on a ladder jack scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected falling.

Issued

Sep 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m)  Location: site   On or about 7/20/15, Employees were working on a ladder jack scaffold more than 20 feet above a lower level.

Issued

Sep 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  Location: site On or about7/20/15, the employer did not provide stairs or ladders for employees accessing the roof of a three story building requiring them to climb the platform hoist to access the roof.

Issued

Sep 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $14,000 · Current $14,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  Location: site On or about 7/20/15, employees were not protected from falls of approximately 28 feet while working on the roof.

Issued

Sep 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

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:  Location: site On or about 7/20/15, an employee was not protected from head injury while working directly under workers on a roof and not wearing head protection.   Quishipi Construction Inc. was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1050653, Citation Number 01, Item number 002a, issued on 04/15/2015, and was affirmed as a final order on 05/22/2015 with respect to a workplace located at 33 Heartwood Lane, Penacook, NH.

Issued

Sep 8, 2015

Abate by

Oct 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

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: site On or about 7/20/15, employees were not protected from eye injuries while using pneumatic nailers and from falling/flying roof debris.    Quishipi Construction Inc. was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1050653, Citation Number 01, Item number 002b, issued on 04/15/2015,  and was affirmed as a final order on 05/22/2015 with respect to a workplace located at 33 Heartwood Lane, Penacook, NH.

Issued

Sep 8, 2015

Abate by

Sep 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.252(a): An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s):  Location: site On or about 7/20/15, employees working from the ground were not protected from struck by hazards where roofing debris were dropped over 28 feet from the roof eave to the ground without the use of an enclosed chute.   Quishipi Construction Inc. was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.252(a), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1050653, Citation Number 01, Item number 003, issued on 04/15/2015, and was affirmed as a final order on 05/22/2015 with respect to a workplace located at 33 Heartwood Lane, Penacook, NH.