OSHA Inspection: RAMSEY RENOVATIONS

Issued

Sep 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,000 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) On or about 7/6/17 at a roof replacement project located at 31 Whaley Avenue, East Aurora, New York; employees working on the ground below active roof operations were not wearing hard hats.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): A means of access for scaffold platforms more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, such as 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    a) On or about 7/6/17 at a roof replacement project located at 31 Whaley Avenue, East Aurora, New York; employees were using a ladder jack scaffold, with the scaffold brackets and platform to the outside of the supporting ladders. The employees accessed the platform by climbing the supporting ladders and climbing around the bracket and platform.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,500 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) On or about 7/6/17 at a roof replacement project located at 31 Whaley Avenue, East Aurora, New York;  employees performing roofing activities from a ladder jack scaffold approximately 18 feet high and were not protected from falling by a personal fall arrest system.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) On or about 7/6/17 at a roof replacement project located at 31 Whaley Avenue, East Aurora, New York; employees working on the roof were removing shingles on the roof of a two story house. The roof had a 12 in 12 pitch and an eave heights of approximately 22 feet. There was no fall protection in use.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED    Ramsey Renovations was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1060692, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/30/15, with respect to a workplace located at 574 Main Street, East Aurora, New York.

Issued

Sep 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $2,500 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) On or about 7/6/17 at a roof replacement project located at 31 Whaley Avenue, East Aurora, New York; an extension ladder used for access to the ladder jack scaffold was only 1 foot above the platform surface.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED    Ramsey Renovations was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1060692, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/30/15, with respect to a workplace located at 574 Main Street, East Aurora, New York.