OSHA Inspection: JEFF DUROCHER ROOFING

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $1955.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:                                                                                                              A) Exterior, On Scaffold: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using a pneumatic nail gun and was not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about July 18, 2017.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:   A) Exterior on Scaffold - Employees were exposed to fall hazards/scaffold collapse hazards of approximately 30 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not braced on the bottom, on or about July 18th, 2017.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): The clearance between scaffolds and power lines shall be as follows: Scaffolds shall not be erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they or any conductive material handled on them might come closer to exposed and energized power lines than as follows:                       *Insulated Lines  _____________________________________________________________________                                                    Voltage          Minimum distance           Alternatives ____________________ ________________________ _______________________                                               Less than 300 volts.  3 feet (0.9 m)           300 volts to 50 kv.  10 feet (3.1 m)          More than 50 kv.....  10 feet (3.1 m) plus     2 times the length                       0.4 inches (1.0 cm)      of the line                       for each 1 kv over       insulator, but never                       50 kv.                   less than 10                                                feet (3.1 m). ____________________ ________________________ _______________________                         *Uninsulated lines _____________________________________________________________________                                                   Voltage           Minimum distance         Alternatives ____________________ ________________________ _______________________                                               Less than 50 kv.....  10 feet (3.1 m).         More than 50 kv.....  10 feet (3.1 m) plus     2 times the length of                       0.4 inches (1.0 cm)      the line insulator,                       for each 1 kv over       but never less than                       50 kv.                   10 feet (3.1 m). ____________________ ________________________ _______________________  Exception to paragraph (f)(6): Scaffolds and materials may be closer to power lines than specified above where such clearance is necessary for performance of work, and only after the utility company, or electrical system operator, has been notified of the need to work closer and the utility company, or electrical system operator, has deenergized the lines, relocated the lines, or installed protective coverings to prevent accidental contact with the lines.    A) Exterior, On scaffold: Employees were exposed to electrocution hazards while working on a scaffold approximately 2 feet away from an energized, un-insulated secondary power line, on or about July 18th, 2017.  B)Exterior, On scaffold: Employees were exposed to electrocution hazards while working on a scaffold approximately 3 feet away from an energized, un-insulated primary power line, on or about July 18th, 2017.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level.     A) Exterior on Scaffold - Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 30 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system, or any other type of fall protection on or about July 18th, 2017.