OSHA Inspection: STEPHEN PEARSE DBA PEARSE CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Abate by

Sep 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $2,138

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:      The employer did not ensure that eye protective equipment was used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Abate by

Sep 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    The employer did not ensure that circuits were de-energized or insulated when employees working to remove asphalt roofing shingles and install felt paper in close proximity to a 120/208v triplex service drop.

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Abate by

Sep 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit.    The employer did not ensure that the electrical lines from the service drop were located so that employees working to install asphalt shingles would not come in contact with electrical power circuit from a 120/208v triplex service drop.

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Abate by

Sep 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:      The employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented during residential construction operations when workers were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately twelve (12) feet off the roof eve when they were installing roof shingles.

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Abate by

Sep 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails do not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:      The employer did not ensure portable ladders were constructed and placed so three (3) feet or more was extended above the upper landing.  Workers performing residential construction were exposed to falling approximately twelve (12) feet while using an extension ladder to ascend/descend from the roof to the ground.