OSHA Inspection: WILLIAM B. DOIRON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:      Location - 101Simonds Road, Ashby, MA:   On or about 07/20/2015, an employee was not protected from falling while framing a residential structure that measure between eleven and fourteen feet above a lower level.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

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 - 101Simonds Road, Ashby, MA:   On or about 07/20/2015, an employee was not protected from falling while using an extension ladder that did not extended three feet beyond the upper level to be accessed.