OSHA Inspection: BRENNAN EXTERIORS, LLC

Issued

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1710.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a forklift.     (a) The employer did not ensure that an employee who operated the JLG forklift had successfully completed the required forklift training.

Issued

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts  to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied: Note:  Preamble to Subpart L promulgated new paragraph (c)(2)(iv) & (v) in final rule to provide guidance. Added provision requires that in the case of fork-lifts, the entire scaffold platform be secured to the forklift.      (a)  An employee was working from a platform that was elevated by a forklift and the platform was not secured to the forks of the machine.

Issued

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $2993.00 Reduced

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) The employer did not ensure that employees were using fall protection when conducting roofing work on the roof of a residential building.

Issued

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    (a) The employer did not ensure that employees were using fall protection when working from a platform that was elevated by a rough terrain forklift.

Issued

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(m)(2): Crawling boards were not secured to the roof by ridge hooks or by means that met equivalent criteria (e.g., strength and durability).    (a)  The employer did not ensure that crawling boards were secured to the roof to prevent accidental displacement.

Issued

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2673.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.    (a)  The employer did not prepare or obtain a written certification record of fall protection training to verify compliance.

Issued

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $2138.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.      (a) The employer did not ensure that a ladder used for access was at least (3) above the working surface.

Issued

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately fixed or taken out of service:    (a) The employer did not ensure that an extension ladder with cracked and/or bent rungs was taken out of service.