OSHA Inspection: EXTERIOR WORKS

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2850.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    WORKSITE: The employee, working in close proximity of the roof where construction activities were in progress was not protected from head injuries by the use of a protective hard hat.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    WORKSITE: The employees performing roofing activities from a roof bracket scaffold were not protected from the hazard of falling 25 feet to the ground by the use of personal fall arrest or equivalent fall protection systems.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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): fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  WORKSITE: The employees, performing roofing activities on the 10 in12 pitch roof were not protected against the hazard of falling 25 feet to the ground by the use of an appropriate fall protection system.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee:  WORKSITE: The three (3) anchorage points, attached to the roof and used by employees for the attachment of personal fall arrest systems on a steep pitch roof were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee, in that the anchorage points were not installed in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3563.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    WORKSITE: The employees, performing roofing activities from a roof bracket scaffold were not provided with the information and training in the recognition of hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  WORKSITE: The employees, exposed to fall hazards while installing roof shingles from a 10 in 12 pitch roof approximately 25 feet above the ground were not provided with in the recognition of hazards associated with falls, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  WORKSITE: The employees, using ladders to access the roofs were not provided with information and training in the hazards associated with the types of ladders being used or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3563.00 · Current $2450.00 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:     WORKSITE: The side rails of the Werner 32-foot aluminum extension ladder, used by employees to access the porch roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the roof eave and no handhold or equivalent was provided.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:   WORKSITE: The Werner 32-foot aluminum extension ladder, used by employees to access the porch roof was setup at an angle where the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of ladder exceeded one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.