OSHA Inspection: P.J. CARPENTRY INC.

Issued

2015-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    Location - 279 Main Street, Groton, MA On or about July 20, 2015, a competent person did not perform a frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite to identify safety and health hazards such as: a lack of fall protection, improperly erected roof jack scaffolds and ladders not properly set up. Employer failed to protect employees from electrical shock and burns while using a portable generator that was not GFCI protected.

Issued

2015-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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, employees were not protected from electrical shock and burns while using a portable generator that was not properly GFCI protected.

Issued

2015-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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 protected from falling.