OSHA Inspection: JOSE M. ALTAMIRANO

Issued

2017-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $305.00 · Current $305.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  142 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602  As of September 27, 2017, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement was completed for citations 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4a, and 1-4b from inspection 1233881, issued on July 14, 2017 with a final order date of August 18, 2017.

Issued

2017-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $305.00 · Current $305.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  142 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602  As of September 27, 2017, the employer had not submitted documentation demonstrating that the abatement was completed for citations 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 from inspection 1233881, issued on July 14, 2017 with a final order date of August 18, 2017.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $3259.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.252(a): An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s):  (a) At 142 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602, on 5/19/2017 employees performing residential construction (roofing) activities repaired and/or replaced the roof and shingles and generated wood and shingle debris which was thrown to the ground, a distance greater than 20 feet, but did not use an enclosed chute to dispose of same, resulting in wood and shingle debris striking the ground in and around the work area

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

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) On the roof above the second story at 142 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602,  on 5/19/2017 employees performing residential construction (roofing) activities were exposed to falls in excess of six feet and were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $3259.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  (a) At 142 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602, on 5/19/2017 an employee working on a roof in excess of 20 feet from the ground was not using fall protection equipment and demonstrated a lack of understanding of its proper use by removing a safety harness while on the roof.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  (a) At 142 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602 on 5/19/2017 employees performing residential construction (roofing) activities used a portable ladder for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access.

Issued

2017-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).  (a) At 142 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602 on 5/19/2017 a non-self-supporting ladder was not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.