OSHA Inspection: GLEN GRABSKI

Issued

Aug 24, 2016

Abate by

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,742 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program as may be necessary to comply with the General safety and health provisions covered in 29 CFR 1926.20.  a)  On or about June 23, 2016, during roofing work, at a site located at 2157 Mccullough Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54481, the employer had not developed, implemented, and recognized a safety and health program for employees to conduct frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, equipment, and the proper procedures for falls greater than 6 feet.

Issued

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each 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 system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a) On or about June 23, 2016, during roofing work at a site located at 2157 Mccullough Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54481, the employer failed to ensure that employees used a fall protection system when exposed to falls greater than 15 feet to the ground floor when working on a one story house on a low slope roof.  a) On or about June 23, 2016, during roofing work at a site located at 2157 Mccullough Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54481, the employer failed to ensure that employees used a fall protection system when exposed to falls greater than 8 feet to the ground floor when descending the garage to the cement floor below on a high slope roof.

Issued

Aug 24, 2016

Abate by

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a)  On or about June 23, 2016, during roofing work at a site located at 2157 Mccullough Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54481, the employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in roofing work had been trained in the fall protection systems requirements.

Issued

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,673 · Current $0 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:   a)  On or about June 23, 2016, during roofing work at a site located at 2157 Mccullough Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54481, the employer did not ensure the silver portable 26 foot extension ladder leaning against the house was extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface and was secured at the top to prevent displacement.

Issued

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:  a)  On or about June 23, 2016, during roofing work at a site located at 2157 Mccullough Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54481, the employer did not ensure that the orange fiberglass portable A- Frame Step Ladder leaning against the garage used to access the roof was being used as a straight ladder which was not the purpose for which the ladder was designed for or intended to be used.

Issued

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:   a)  On or about June 23, 2016, during roofing work at a site located at 2157 Mccullough Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54481, the employer did not ensure that the top step of the orange fiberglass portable A ladder leaning against the garage was used as a step to descend the ladder to the garage floor.

Issued

Aug 24, 2016

Abate by

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a)  On or about June 23, 2016, during roofing work at a site located at 2157 Mccullough Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54481, the employer did not ensure each employee had been trained on how to use ladders safely, recognize hazards related to setting up the ladder properly, and securing the ladder from displacement.