OSHA Inspection: A S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,960 · Current $3,960

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, debris is not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA, where debris was not kept clear from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures, exposing employees to protruding nails, debris, and trash that was not removed from the work area.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Abate by

Mar 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $4,620

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer does not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold in use and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA, where the employer allowed employees to work on scaffolds without adequate training by a person qualified in the subject matter.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $4,620

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): The employer does not ensure anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment are independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a jobsite located 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee, exposing employees to a fall hazard greater than 21-feet, 6-inches.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $4,620

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): The employer does not provide stairway(s) or ladder(s) at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist is provided:  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA, where proper access to a ladder jack scaffold was not provided, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 21-feet, 6-inches.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $4,620

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): The employer does not ensure that non-self-supporting ladder(s) are used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a jobsite located 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was less than one-quarter of the working length of the ladder, exposing employees accessing and working from the ladders and ladders of the ladder jack scaffold to fall hazards greater than 21 feet, 6-inches for the following instances; Instance 1: Back Eastside corner of house ladder jack scaffold - 32-foot Werner aluminum extension ladder was setup at a horizontal distance of 12' 4", Instance 2: Middle Eastside of house ladder jack scaffold - 32-foot Werner aluminum extension ladder was setup at a horizontal distance of 9' 10", Instance 3: Front Eastside corner of house ladder jack scaffold - 32-foot Werner aluminum extension ladder was setup at a horizontal distance of 7' 6".

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $4,620

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): The employer does not ensure that unsecured ladder(s) are used on surfaces that are stable and level.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a jobsite located 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where the ladders were not set up on stable and level surfaces, exposing employees accessing and working from the ladders and ladders of the ladder jack scaffold to fall hazards greater than 21 feet, 6-inches, for the following instances; Instance 1: Westside of house ladder jack scaffold - 32-foot Werner aluminum extension ladder's right foot of ladder was placed on a paving stone, Instance 2 and 3: Westside of house ladder jack scaffold - Two 16-foot Werner aluminum extension ladders feet were placed in the first floor roof gutter.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $4,620

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): The employer does not immediately mark 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, in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tag with them "Do Not Use" or similar language, nor does the employer withdraw from service until repaired.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a jobsite located 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where ladders with damaged and defective parts were not withdrawn from service, exposing employees accessing and working from the ladders and ladders of the ladder jack scaffold to fall hazards of up to 21 feet, 6-inches, for the following instances;  Instance 1: Werner 32-foot  ladder with two bent rungs. Instance 2: Werner 24-foot ladder with the first rung broken, 7th rung bent, and the ladder's side rail broken and damaged.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $46,200 · Current $46,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level are not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where fall arrest systems were not provided while working from a ladder jack scaffold, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 21 feet, 6-inches.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $46,200 · Current $46,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels are not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor are employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b).  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where fall arrest systems were not provided, exposing employees working from a 10-pitch roof to a fall hazard greater than 21-feet, 6-inches.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $9,240

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 falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, are not protected by protective helmets:  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA, where protective helmets were not provided to employees working below other employees performing roofing activities above, exposing those employees working below to overhead struck-by hazards. A S General Construction Inc. has been previously cited for this practice, as described below.  A S General Construction Inc. 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 1046935, citation 1, item 1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 5, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 62 Ryan Farm Road Windham, NH.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $9,240

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment are not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA, where eye and face protection are not provided to employees using pneumatic nail guns, exposing employees to eye injuries. A S General Construction Inc. has been previously cited for this practice, as described below.  A S General Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102 (a)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection 1046935, citation 1, item 2 and was affirmed as a final order on June 5, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 62 Ryan Farm Road Windham, NH.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $9,240

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The employer does not ensure that each end of a platform 10 feet or less in length shall not extend over its support more than 12 inches (30 cm) unless the platform is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA, where each end of the platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches, exposing employees to fall hazards of 21-feet, 6-inches. A S General Construction Inc. has been previously cited for this practice, as described below.  A S General Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(e)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection 1046935, citation 1, item 2b and was affirmed as a final order on June 5, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 62 Ryan Farm Road Windham, NH.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $9,240

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): The employer does not ensure when scaffold platforms are 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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface are used.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA, where the employer failed to ensure proper access to a ladder jack scaffold, exposing employees to fall hazards of greater than 21-feet, 6-inches. A S General Construction Inc. has been previously cited for this practice, as described below.  A S General Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451 (e)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection 1046935, citation 1, item 3 and was affirmed as a final order on June 5, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 62 Ryan Farm Road Windham, NH.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $9,240

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): The employer does not ensure that scaffolds and scaffold components are inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a worksite at 51 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA, where a roof jack scaffold platform plank was split from the end on or about 3 to 4 feet down the length of the board, exposing employees to fall hazards of greater than 21-feet, 6-inches. A S General Construction Inc. has been previously cited for this practice, as described below.  A S General Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(f)(3) which was contained in OSHA inspection 1046935, citation 1, item 4 and was affirmed as a final order on June 5, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 62 Ryan Farm Road Windham, NH.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $9,240

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): The employer does not ensure that ladder jack scaffold platforms do not exceed a height of 20 feet (6.1 m)  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a jobsite located 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where the ladder jack scaffold exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m), exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 21-feet, 6-inches. A S General Construction Inc. has been previously cited for this practice, as described below.  A S General Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.452 (k)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection 315142026, citation 1, item 3a and was affirmed as a final order on October 13, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 91 Harvard Street Dedham, MA 02026.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $9,240

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): The employer does not ensure that scaffold platforms are not be bridged one to another.  This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a jobsite located 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where the ladder jack scaffold was bridged one to another, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 21-feet, 6-inches. A S General Construction Inc. has been previously cited for this practice, as described below.  A S General Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.452 (k)(5) which was contained in OSHA inspection 315142026, citation 1, item 3b and was affirmed as a final order on October 13, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 91 Harvard Street Dedham, MA 02026.