OSHA Inspection: AMYCO CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Aug 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,852 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 07/26/17, on the roof of a house at 128 Kenefick  Avenue , Buffalo, NY:  Employees engaged in roofing  tearoff on the west side, and shingling work on the east side of the steep roof  were exposed to a fall of  approx.  18 ft.  No fall protection system was utilized.  Pitch of the roof was 12 in 12.    NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,037 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 07/26/17, on the east side of the house at 128 Kenefick  Avenue, Buffalo, NY :  Employees used an extension ladder to access the roof which was approx.  18 ft. above the ground. The side rails of that ladder only extended approx.  19 inches above the roof.   NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 17, 2017

Abate by

Sep 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:   a) On or about 07/26/17, on roofing jobsite on a house at  128 Kenefick Avenue, Buffalo, NY:  Employees engaged in construction work including roofing & clean-up were not trained to recognize potential hazards on this type of jobsite, including but not limited to falls from roofs, ladders, skylights, scaffolds, electrical hazards, unguarded tools/machines, fire hazards, and the need for personal protective equipment to protect them from various hazards. They also were not trained in the applicable OSHA regulations to control or eliminate these hazards.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED