OSHA Inspection: MC CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

2017-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $19013.00 · Current $19013.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  17 Draper Street, Springfield, MA: On or about August 8, 2017 employees were observed conducting roofing activities on a residential roof more than 20 feet above the next lower level (asphalt driveway) and were not protected from falling by means of guard rails, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  MC Construction Services Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 10009767, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 29, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 40-19 Tall Pine Drive Sudbury, MA.

Issued

2017-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7605.00 · Current $7605.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  17 Draper Street, Springfield, MA: on or about August 8, 2017 employees were conducting residential roofing with fall heights in excess of 20 feet to the next lower level and the employer had not provided training the each employee in the recognition of fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  MC Construction Services Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 10009767, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 29, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 40-19 Tall Pine Drive Sudbury, MA.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).