OSHA Inspection: M. RAMOS HOME IMPROVEMENTS, LLC

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Location: 32 Poverty Road, Southbury, CT 06488    The carpenter bracket type scaffold was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, 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: 32 Poverty Road, Southbury, CT 06488    The 11 foot high carpenter bracket scaffold was not equipped with a personal fall arrest system or a guardrail system to prevent falls to the ground.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Location: 32 Poverty Road, Southbury, CT 06488    Each employee performing work on carpenter bracket scaffolds were not trained by a qualified person to recognize scaffolding hazards associated with carpenter bracket scaffolds and to understand the procedures to minimize and/or eliminate those hazards.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  Location: 32 Poverty Road, Southbury, CT 06488    Each employee erecting, disassembling, moving, maintaining or inspecting carpenter bracket scaffolds were not trained by a competent person to recognize hazards associated with erecting, disassembling, moving, maintaining and inspecting carpenter bracket scaffolds.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  Location: 32 Poverty Road, Southbury, CT 06488    Each powered industrial truck operator's training did not include a documented evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.