OSHA Inspection: NED STEVENS GUTTER CLEANING OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC

Issued

Aug 21, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $126,749 · Current $63,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall protection systems such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint or positioning systems.     In the alternative:    29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(ii): When the employer can demonstrate that it is not feasible or creates a greater hazard to use guardrail, safety net, or personal fall protection systems on residential roofs, the employer must develop and implement a fall protection plan that meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.502(k) and training that meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.503(a) and (c).      (a) Location - Roof of 654 Main Street, Malden, MA:    On or about 6/7/17, employees performing gutter cleaning on a roof greater than 20 feet high were not protected from falling.    The Ned Stevens company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.132(a) or Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 942560, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/5/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 492 Burton Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.    The Ned Stevens company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.132(a) or Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 950211, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/5/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 133 Riverview Avenue, North Arlington, NJ.    The Ned Stevens company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.132(a) or Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 951897, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/5/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 14 Grecian Street, Parsippany, NJ.