OSHA Inspection: DUCKSTEIN CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

2017-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $2787.00 Reduced

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) Jobsite:  An employee who was working on the ground was not wearing a hard hat.  There were two employees working on the roof of the home using hand tools.

Issued

2017-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $4880.00 Reduced

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)  Jobsite:  An employee was working from a ladder jack scaffold and he was not protected from falling.  The fall hazard to the employee was about 19 feet to the ground.

Issued

2017-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4): 29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4) Ladders used to support ladder jacks were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping:   (a)  Jobsite:  On or about April 10, 2017, an employee was using two aluminum extension ladders for a ladder jack scaffold and neither of the ladders were secured to prevent slipping.  The fall hazard to the one employee was about 19 feet to the ground.

Issued

2017-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $4880.00 Reduced

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)  Jobsite:  On or about April 10, 2017, two employees were working from a roof (tearing off and replacing asphalt shingles) and they were not protected from falling to the ground.  The fall hazard to the two employees was about 25 feet to the ground and the pitch of the roof was 10 in 12.

Issued

2017-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): The employer did not retrain affected employees  who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section:   (a)  Jobsite:  On or about April 10, 2017, three employees need to be retrained so that they retain the understanding and skill needed to minimize fall hazards when working from a roof or from a ladder jack scaffold.

Issued

2017-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3485.00 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)  Jobsite:  On or about April 10, 2017, two employees were using an aluminum extension ladder to access the roof and the ladder only extended about 14 inches about the edge of the roof.  The fall hazard to the two employees was about 25 feet to the ground.