OSHA Inspection: JAMES RILEY

Issued

Jun 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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.  Location: 33 Outlook Road Quincy, MA  Instance 1 Employees were exposed to a 20 foot fall hazard while working on a 14 pitch roof, where employer and employee were using slide guards and did not have fall protection available on site.  Instance 2 Employees were exposed to falls while using a ladder as a plank on slide guards with no other fall protection available.

Issued

Jun 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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:  Location: 33 Outlook Road Quincy, MA  Employees were exposed to fall hazards where the ladders being used to gain access to the roof did not extend 3 feet above the roofs edge.