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 1, 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 2, 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 2, 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 3a, 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 3b, 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.  g.  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 $3,920 · Current $3,920

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:     a. Site- An employee working from an aluminum extension ladder is exposed to a fall hazard where the employee is only using the fly section of the extension ladder which is not intended to be supported from the ground.     The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on July 7, 2016, when employees were working from an aluminum extension ladder where the employee was only using the fly section of the extension ladder which is not intended to be supported from the ground at 38 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574.

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): 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:     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 July 7, 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 33 and 38 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.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Dec 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $47,032 · Current $47,032

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:     a. Site- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns are not protected from eye injuries where eye protection is not worn.     The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against eye injuries as required by the standard, as demonstrated on July 7, 2016, when employees were operating pneumatic nail guns were eye protection was not worn at the site at 38 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574.     Ken Stanley DBA A+ previously committed a serious 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 and Gwen Lancey DBA G.L. A Plus Exteriors previously committed a serious violation of this standard on December 19, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at N. Lowell Road, Windham, NH 03087 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1014888.

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:     a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold are exposed to a fall of approximately 18 feet where personal fall arrest equipment is 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 a fall of approximately 18 feet where personal fall arrest equipment was not utilized at 38 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.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Dec 27, 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. Site- Employees working from the roof are exposed to a fall of approximately 18 feet where fall protection is 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 roof were exposed to a fall of approximately 18 feet where personal fall arrest equipment was not utilized at 33 and 28 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.

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): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    a. Site- Employees accessing a ladder jack scaffold from an aluminum extension ladder supporting the ladder jack scaffold was exposed to a fall hazard where a separate access ladder is 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 accessing a ladder jack scaffold from an aluminum extension ladder supporting the ladder jack scaffold was exposed to a fall hazard where a separate access ladder was not utilized at 38 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.

Issued

Dec 20, 2016

Abate by

Jan 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $10,974 · Current $10,974

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. Site- 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 July 7, 2016, when employees exposed to a fall hazard are not provided with fall protection training from the employer at 33 and 28 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.