OSHA Inspection: FIRST NATIONWIDE CONSTRUCTION CORP

Issued

Mar 23, 2016

Abate by

Apr 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    Jobsite:    Employees had not been adequately trained in fall hazards and fall protection.

Issued

Mar 23, 2016

Abate by

Apr 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record.  Jobsite:  The employer did not document that employees working on the roof had received fall protection training.

Issued

Mar 23, 2016

Abate by

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed.    Jobsite:  Extension ladder at front of building        The extension ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the eave and the ladder was not secured to provide its displacement.

Issued

Mar 23, 2016

Abate by

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7): Ladders were used on slippery surfaces:  Jobsite:  Extension ladder at front of house.  The extension ladder's feet rested on shingle debris that could cause the ladder to slip.

Issued

Mar 23, 2016

Abate by

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,140 Reduced

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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     Jobsite:    Employees working on the roof were not protected against falls of up to approximately 20 feet.    First Nationwide Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1095482, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on June 25, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 11 Broadway Avenue in Rockport, MA.