OSHA Inspection: GCB REMODELING, LLC

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $2,988

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Protection was not provided to avoid damage to flexible cords and cables used for temporary wiring which passed through doorways or other pinch points:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 4/3/2017, the employer did not ensure that an extension cord which passed through a doorway was protected from damage, while used to power a circular saw on the roof level.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $2,988

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders 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) Worksite:  On or about 4/3/2017, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $27,885 · Current $27,885

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) Worksite:  On or about 4/3/2017, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof approximately twenty-five feet above a lower level.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,366 · Current $8,366

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) Worksite:  On or about 4/3/2017, employees were not protected from overhead hazards while working below roofers.  GCB Remodeling, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1203583, citation number 001, item number 01a and was affirmed as a final order on 3/27/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 389 Glenwood Avenue, Pawtucket RI, 02860.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,366 · Current $8,366

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 4/3/2017, eye and face protective equipment was not used when employees were operating pneumatic nail guns.   GCB Remodeling, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1203583, citation number 001, item number 01b and was affirmed as a final order on 3/27/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 389 Glenwood Avenue, Pawtucket RI, 02860.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,196 · Current $1,196

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and/or after an occurrence that could have affected their safe use:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 4/3/2017, employees were exposed to fall hazards from a ladder which had not been inspected for visible defects.  GCB Remodeling, LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1203583, citation number 001, item number 03a and was affirmed as a final order on 3/27/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 389 Glenwood Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, 02860.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,366 · Current $8,366

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 4/3/2017, a portable extension ladder with damaged rungs was not withdrawn from service.  GCB Remodeling, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1203583, citation number 001, item number 03b and was affirmed as a final order on 3/27/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 389 Glenwood Avenue, Pawtucket RI, 02860.