OSHA Inspection: CLAUDIO TORRES

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): Ground-fault circuit interrupters. All 120-volt, single-phase 15- and 20-ampere receptacle outlets on construction sites, which are not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees, shall have approved ground-fault circuit interrupters for personnel protection. Receptacles on a two-wire, single-phase portable or vehicle-mounted generator rated not more than 5kW, where the circuit conductors of the generator are insulated from the generator frame and all other grounded surfaces, need not be protected with ground-fault circuit interrupters.  Location - 279 Main Street, Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that employees using a generator providing temporary power was GFCI protected.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a roof bracket scaffold 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 - 279 Main Street, Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that employees working on a roof bracket scaffold, twenty to twenty-five feet above a lower level were protected from falling.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level  Location - 279 Main Street Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that  the (chicken) ladder used to gain access to an upper landing surface was secured.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(21): Each employee shall use at least one hand to grasp the ladder when progressing up and/or down the ladder.  Location - 279 Main Street, Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that employees using ladders to gain access to an upper landing surface were maintaining three points of contact.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): An employee shall not carry any object or load that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall.   Location - 279 Main Street, Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, an employee was climbing a ladder to an upper landing carrying "Gatorade" bottles which prevented him from maintaining three points of contact.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.  Location - 279 Main Street, Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, an employee was not protected from overhead hazards while working below roofers.  The Claudio Torres DBA Claudio Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.100 (a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 669798, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 7, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 264 Chandler St. Tewksbury, MA 01876.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $4,400

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 - 279 Main Street, Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, eye and face protective equipment was not used when an employee was using a pneumatic nail gun.  The Claudio Torres DBA Claudio Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 669798, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on November 7, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 264 Chandler St. Tewksbury, MA 01876.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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 - 279 Main Street, Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that employees working on a steep roof, over twenty feet above a lower level were not protected from falling.  Claudio Torres DBA Claudio Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 669798, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on November 7, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 264 Chandler St. Tewksbury, MA 01876.

Issued

Aug 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  Location - 279 Main Street, Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that ladders used to gain access to an upper landing surface extended three feet beyond upper landing.  Claudio Torres DBA Claudio Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053 (b)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 669798, citation number 1, item number 6 and was affirmed as a final order on November 7, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 264 Chandler St. Tewksbury, MA 01876.