OSHA Inspection: POSTAL CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2016-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:    162 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA: On or about November 18, 2015 employees were observed using hand power tools which were plugged into three power tap pigtails that were further plugged into a flexible extension cord which is prohibited by the products listing and labeling .    (a) Power tap (pigtail) 3 way, Red.  (b) Power tap (pigtail), 3 way, Orange.

Issued

2016-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person:  162 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA: On or about November 18, 2015 employees were working from a carpenter bracket scaffold which was not erected in accordance with manufacturers design in that angular supports were more than 8 feet apart exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2016-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    162 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA: On or about November 18, 2015 employees were observing working from a Carpenter bracket scaffold whose work platform was not at least 18 inches wide exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2016-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling.    162 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA: On or about November 18, 2015 employees were observed working from a carpenter bracket scaffold which was more than 14 inches from the face of the building and guardrail systems and\or other form of fall protection was not used along the front edge to protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

2016-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 was not used.   162 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA: On or about November 18, 2015 employees were observed using a portable ladder to access a scaffold which located more than 2 feet below the point of access (scaffold platform) exposing employees to fall hazards.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2016-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    162 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA: On or about November 18, 2015 employees were observed working from a carpenter bracket scaffold which was over 10 feet above the next lower level and were not protected from falling by nets, guard rails or fall arrest systems.    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2016-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    162 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA: On or about November 18, 2015 an employee was observed working on a steep commercial roof over 15 feet above the next lower level (ground) without being protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2016-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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:    162 Southampton Street, Westfield, MA: On or about November 18, 2015 employees were observed working on elevated surfaces above 6 feet and exposed to fall hazards and had been trained in how to recognize fall hazards and procedures to follow to minimize these hazards.    (a) Roof, 162 Southampton Street, Westfield, MA.     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2016-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record.    162 Southampton Street Westfield, MA: On or about November 18, 2015 the employer did not provide written certification that his employees had received fall hazard training.     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).