OSHA Inspection: POWER CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $233.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): An employee was permitted to work in proximity to an electric power circuit that the employee could contact in the course of work and was not protected against electric shock by de-energizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means:    (a) Jobsite - Employees were exposed to an electrical hazard when they placed a tarp over the live electrical service.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4183.00 · Current $633.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it.    (a) Jobsite - The man-made platform used to dump debris was not capable of supporting four times its intended load.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4183.00 · Current $633.00 Reduced

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) Roof - The roof bracket scaffolding had no means of access or egress.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Roof - Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working from a ladder-jack scaffolding without fall protection.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $233.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(10)(i): Except as provided in paragraph (d)(10)(ii) of this section, when vertical lifelines were used, each employee was not attached to a separate lifeline.    (a) Roof - Two employees were attached to the same lifeline while performing roofing operations.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached, or were not designed, installed and used:  (a) Roof - Two employees were on a single anchor point.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1): The warning line shall be erected around all sides of the roof work area.  (a) Roof - Warning lines were not erected around all sides as required.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4183.00 · Current $683.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    (a) Jobsite - Employees were not trained in the proper use of fall protection and hazard recognition.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4183.00 · Current $683.00 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) Roof - The extension ladder used to access the upper roof was not extended three feet above the roof eve.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14939.00 · Current $1183.00 Reduced

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 without hardhats below other employees performing roofing operations.    Power Construction LLC, was previously cited for a Willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 952737, citation number 02, item number 01, and was affirmed as a final order on 05/08/15, with respect to a workplace located at Warren Street and Liberty Street, Concord, NH, 03301.    Power Construction LLC, was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1008050, citation number 02, item number 01, and was affirmed as a final order on 05/08/15, with respect to a workplace located at 340 Nashua Street, Milford, NH, 03055.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14939.00 · Current $1183.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(2): 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:         (a) Roof - Employees were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic nail guns without safety glasses.    Power Construction LLC, was previously cited for a Willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 952737, citation number 02, item number 02, and was affirmed as a final order on 05/08/15, with respect to a workplace located at Warren Street and Liberty Street, Concord, NH, 03301.    Power Construction LLC, was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1008050, citation number 02, item number 02, and was affirmed as a final order on 05/08/15, with respect to a workplace located at 340 Nashua Street, Milford, NH, 03055.

Issued

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $20914.00 · Current $2033.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employees engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8m) or more above the lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    (a) Roof - Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working on a steep roof without fall protection.    (b) Roof - Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working on a flat roof without fall protection.      Power Construction LLC, was previously cited for a Willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 952737, citation number 02, item number 03, and was affirmed as a final order on 05/08/15, with respect to a workplace located at Warren Street and Liberty Street, Concord, NH, 03301.    Power Construction LLC, was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1008050, citation number 02, item number 03, and was affirmed as a final order on 05/08/15, with respect to a workplace located at 340 Nashua Street, Milford, NH, 03055.    Power Construction LLC, was previously cited for a Willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1086408, citation number 01, item number 01, and was affirmed as a final order on 03/29/16, with respect to a workplace located at Indian Rock Road, Nashua, NH, 03060.