OSHA Inspection: KEN STANLEY

Issued

Mar 22, 2017

Abate by

Mar 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $406 · Current $406

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  a.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 1a, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent March 2, 2017.  b.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 1b, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent March 2, 2017.  c.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 2 Item 1, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent March 2, 2017.  d.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 2 Item 2a, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent March 2, 2017.  e.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 2 Item 2b, nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent March 2, 2017.  f.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 3 Item 1 nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent March 2, 2017.  f.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 3 Item 2 nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent March 2, 2017.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Dec 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $5,487

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:  a. Site - On or about June 23, 2016, the planks on the ladder-jack scaffold were 10 1/2 inches wide.    The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on June 23, 2016, when employees were working on a platform which was not 12 inches wide at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574.    To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all ladder jack scaffolds are at least 12 inches wide.    Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including and explanation of how these steps protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Dec 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of the platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches, and was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or had guardrails which blocked employee access to the cantilevered end.  a. Site - On or about June 23 2016, the scaffolding plank extended three to five feet past the ladder-jack support.   The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on June 23 2016, when employees were working on unsecured scaffold planking which extended three to five feet past the ladder-jack support at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574.    To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all planking extending more than 12 inches is protected.    Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including and explanation of how these steps protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Dec 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $47,032 · Current $47,032

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): At this job site, employees exposed to possible head injury from falling or flying objects or from impact with hand tools, equipment and building materials during construction operations were not wearing hard hats.  a. Site- Employees working from the ground, underneath roof eaves and scaffolding, are not protected from overhead struck by hazards where head protection is not worn at the site.                                      The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against head injury as required by the standard, as demonstrated on June 23, 2016, when employees were working from the ground, underneath roof eaves and scaffolding, were not protected from overhead struck by hazards where head protection was not worn at the site at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ previously committed a willful violation of this standard on June 12, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 481 High Street, Somersworth, NH which was contained in OSHA inspection number 980629.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ previously committed a serious violation of this standard on January 6, 2004, with respect to a workplace located at 338 Route 4, Northwood, NH, 03261which was contained in OSHA inspection number 306944810.     To abate this violation, the employer must ensure employees are protected from head injury with adequate head protection.     Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including and explanation of how these steps protect employees from head injury.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Dec 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $54,872 · Current $54,872

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:  This violation was most recently observed on 06/23/2016, at a jobsite located at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH, 03574, when (A) Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working from the ladder-jack scaffolding without fall protection.    a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold are exposed to falls where fall protection not utilized.    The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on July 7, 2016, when employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to falls fall protection was not utilized at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574.    Ken Stanley DBA A+ previously committed a serious violation of this standard on August 6, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 121 Winchester Street, Keene, NH 03431 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 928024.    To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees are adequately protected from falls while working on ladder jack scaffolds.    Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including and explanation of how these steps protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Dec 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. Site- Employees working from the roof are exposed to a falls where fall protection is not utilized.     The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on June 23, 2016, when employees working from a roof were exposed to falls where personal fall arrest equipment was not utilized at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574.     Ken Stanley and Gwen Lancey DBA G.L. A Plus Exteriors previously committed a willful violation of this standard on October 10, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 14 Tri City Road, Somersworth, NH 03878 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1000071.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ Roofing previously committed a willful violation of a similar standard on June 12, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 481 High Street, Somersworth, NH 03878 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 980629.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ Roofing previously committed a repeat violation of a similar standard on August 6, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 121 Winchester Street, Keene, NH 03431 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 928024.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ Roofing previously committed a repeat violation of a similar standard on April 18, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at White Mountain Hwy. North Conway, NH 03860 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 399082.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ Roofing previously committed a serious violation of a similar standard on August 23, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at Main Street and Winter Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315790758.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ previously committed a serious violation of a similar standard on February 25, 2004, with respect to a workplace located at 1 Bousch Street, Kittery, ME 03904 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 113797872.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ Roofing previously committed a serious violation of a similar standard on January 6, 2004, with respect to a workplace located at 338 Route 4, Northwood, NH 03261 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 306944810.     To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees are adequately protected from falls while working on roofs.     Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including and explanation of how these steps protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Dec 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $10,974 · Current $10,974

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Where scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers, stairway-type ladders, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used for access:  a. Site - On or about June 23, 2016, employees did not have a ladder to access the ladder-jack scaffolding.    The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on June 23, 2016, employees did not have a ladder to access the ladder jack scaffold and were exposed to a fall hazard at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ Roofing previously committed a serious violation of a similar standard on August 6, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 121 Winchester Street, Keene, NH 03431 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 928024.     To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees are adequately protected from falls while accessing ladder jack scaffolds.     Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including and explanation of how these steps protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Dec 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $10,974 · Current $10,974

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a. Site - On or about June 23, 2016, employees exposed to a fall hazard are not provided with fall protection training from the employer.   The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on June 23, 2016, when employees exposed to a fall hazard are not provided with fall protection training from the employer at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574.     Ken Stanley and Gwen Lancey DBA G.L. A Plus Exteriors previously committed a serious violation of this standard on October 10, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 14 Tri City Road, Somersworth, NH 03878 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1000071.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ Roofing previously committed a serious violation of a similar standard on June 12, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 481 High Street, Somersworth, NH 03878 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 980629.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ Roofing previously committed a serious violation of this standard on January 6, 2004, with respect to a workplace located at 338 Route 4, Northwood, NH 03261 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 306944810.     To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees are adequately trained in regards to fall hazards.     Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including and explanation of how these steps protect employees from fall hazards.