OSHA Inspection: AAA QUALITY HOME CARE

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 06/03/16, on the south side of a house at 881 Richmond Ave., Buffalo, NY: Employees were on the pik of a ladder jack scaffold while engaged in transporting roofing materials and accessing 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 DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

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 06/03/16, on the south side of a house at 881 Richmond Ave., Buffalo, NY: A ladder jack scaffold was erected on the south side of the house.  Employees used an extension ladder to access the pik of the scaffold. The employees were exposed to a fall of approx. 19 ft. to the ground because the siderails of an extension ladder used to access the scaffold from the ground only extended approx. 30 inches above the pik.    b) On or about 06/03/16, on the north side of a house at 881 Richmond Ave., Buffalo, NY:  An extension ladder was erected at the northwest corner of the roof.  Employees used the extension ladder to access the north roof on the house.  The employees were exposed to a fall of approx.  21 ft. to the ground because the right siderail of the extension ladder only extended approx. 6 inches above the edge of the roof,  and the left siderail of the extension ladder only extended approx.  20 inches above the edge of the roof.    NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 toe boards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   a) On or about 06/03/16, on the south side of the roof of a house at 881 Richmond Ave., Buffalo, NY:  Three employees engaged in roofing off work on a steep roof were exposed to a fall of approx. 20 foot. No fall protection system was provided or utilized. Pitch of the roof was 12 in 12.   NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED