OSHA Inspection: LEO BELANGER

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1358.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:     (a) Worksite:  On or about 3/30/2017, eye and face protective equipment was not used when an employee was using a circular saw.

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1901.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:     (a) Worksite:  On or about 3/30/2017, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards while working on a flat roof approximately 10.5 feet above the lower level.

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1901.00 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:     (a) Worksite:  On or about 3/30/2017, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders 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 marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:  (a) Worksite:  On or about 3/30/2017, a portable ladder that was damaged was not withdrawn from service.