OSHA Inspection: CHARLES J MARTIN INC

Issued

Sep 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · 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 7/25/17 at a roof replacement project located at 74 Avian Way, Lancaster, New York; employees working on the ground below active roof operations were not wearing hard hats.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · 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 7/25/17 at a roof replacement project located at 74 Avian Way, Lancaster, New York; employees were using a ladder jack scaffold, with the scaffold brackets and platform to the outside of the supporting ladders. The employees had to access the platform by climbing the supporting ladders and climbing around the bracket and platform.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · 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 7/25/17 at a roof replacement project located at 74 Avian Way, Lancaster, New York; employees  performing  roofing activities from a ladder jack scaffold approximately 16 feet high and were not protected from falling by a personal fall arrest system.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $1,550 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 7/25/17 at a roof replacement project located at 74 Avian Way, Lancaster, New York; employees working on the roof were placing shingles on the roof of a two story house. The roof had a 6 in 12 pitch and an eave heights of approximately 18 feet. There was no fall protection in use.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED