OSHA Inspection: MANUEL GUASCO

Issued

Aug 15, 2016

Abate by

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $5,487

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  (a) Jobsite - Employees were not protected from fall and struck-by hazards where the employer failed to have a competent person conduct frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite.

Issued

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $5,487

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  (a) Jobsite - Employees were exposed to overhead hazards while working below the roofers with no hardhats.

Issued

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.252(a): Whenever materials are dropped more than 20 feet to any point lying outside the exterior walls of the building, an enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, shall be used. For the purpose of this paragraph, an enclosed chute is a slide, closed in on all sides, through which material is moved from a high place to a lower one.  (a) Jobsite - Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while sheets of plywood were dropped from the roof. -

Issued

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $5,487

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.  (a) Roof - Two employees were on a single anchor point.

Issued

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, shall; be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level.  (a) Roof - Employees were exposed to a falls of more than six feet.

Issued

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,839 · Current $7,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions.(  a) Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were not protected from eye injuries where the employer did not require the wearing of eye protection.  Manuel Guasco dba MA Construction, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR1926.28(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1104649, citation number 01, item number 02, and was affirmed as a final order on 02/12/16, with respect to a workplace located at Prescott Street, Concord, NH. 03301.

Issued

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $10,974 · Current $10,974

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)  Roof - Employees were exposed to fall hazard of up to 30 feet while on a roof with no fall protection.   Manuel Guasco dba MA Construction, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1104649, citation number 01, item number 03, and was affirmed as a final order on 02/12/16, with respect to a workplace located at Prescott Street, Concord, NHN. 03301.