OSHA Inspection: TITANS REMODELING INC.

Issued

Nov 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) On or about 11/09/15, on a residential construction jobsite  at 650 Columbus Parkway,  Buffalo, NY:  Ladder jack scaffolding was erected on the south side of the house.  Employees were on the "piks" of the scaffolding, transporting sheets of plywood  to employees on the roof. The employees  were exposed to a fall of approx. 20 ft. to the ground.  No personal fall arrest system or other fall protection system was utilized.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   a) On or about 11/09/15, on a residential construction jobsite  at 650 Columbus Parkway,  Buffalo, NY: Ladder jack scaffolding  was erected on the south side of the house.  Employees  used  extension ladders  to access the "piks" on the scaffolding. The employees  were exposed to a fall of approx.  20 ft. to the ground because the siderails of an extension ladder used to access the west  side of the scaffolding  only extended approx. 18  inches above the edge of the  pik.  and the siderails of an extension ladder used to access the east side of the scaffold  only extended  approx.  30 inches above the edge of the  pik".  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 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 systems or personal fall arrest systems:        a) On or about 11/09/15, on the roof of a house at 650 Columbus Parkway,  Buffalo, NY:   Three employees  engaged in roofing work including tearoff of roofing shingles & plywood , and the installation of new plywood sheets were  exposed  to a fall of approx.  22 to 27 foot,  while on a steep roof with a pitch of 10 in 12.  No personal fall arrest system or other fall protection system was utilized.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION  REQUIRED