OSHA Inspection: LEE BENJAMIN

Issued

Aug 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $1,793

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) Berwick, PA: Employees working beneath the roof of a residential structure on which workers were using various hand and power tools were not protected from being struck in the head by a protective helmet, on or about May 24, 2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses eye protection that provides side protection when there is a hazard from flying objects:  a) Berwick, PA: Employees were not using eye protection while using a Makita circular saw and Bostitch pneumatic nail guns during residential roofing activities, exposing employees to a potential eye injury, on or about May 24, 2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $2,988

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:  a) Berwick, PA: A relocatable power tap was used with an extension cord and a Makita circular saw for construction work which is prohibited by the devices listing and labeling, on or about May 24, 2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): The employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:  a) Berwick, PA: Ground fault circuit protection was not provided for employees who used an exterior receptacle in a residential structure to provide power to a Makita circular saw, on or about May 24, 2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $1,793

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): An employee carried objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:  a) Berwick, PA: Employees carried bundles of shingles up an extension ladder which could have resulted in a loss of balance and injury from a fall, on or about May 24, 2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,585 · Current $3,585

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a) Berwick, PA: Employees were not protected from falling while performing roofing activities on a residential roof (5:12 pitch), exposing employees to falls between 8-14 feet, observed on or about May 24, 2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED  Lee Benjamin, dba Benjamin Construction, was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 982374, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 11/7/2014, with respect to a workplace located at East 2nd street, Berwick, PA.

Issued

Aug 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program that would enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a) Berwick, PA: Employees exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing work have not been trained in the recognition of fall hazards and in the procedures to be followed to minimize exposure to a fall, on or about May 24, 2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED