OSHA Inspection: P.J. ALBERT, INC.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $1880.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(6): "Inspections." Each day before being used, the sling and all fastenings and attachments shall be inspected for damage or defects by a competent person designated by the employer. Additional inspections shall be performed during sling use, where service conditions warrant. Damaged or defective slings shall be immediately removed from service.     Location: Mass Avenue & Locust Street, Lexington, MA:   On or about 9/11/2017, the alloy steel chain sling used by employees to lift material was not inspected by a competent person before use.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(b)(1): Welded alloy steel chain slings shall have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and sling manufacturer.       Location: Mass Avenue & Locust Street, Lexington, MA:   On or about 9/11/2017, the welded alloy steel chain sling used by employees to lift material was not equipped with a tag stating the size, grade, capacity and manufacturer.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7760.00 · Current $5467.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.     Location: Mass Avenue & Locust Street, Lexington, MA:   On or about 9/11/2017, the excavated material removed from the trench was not at least two-feet from the edge of the excavation.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.     Location: Mass Avenue & Locust Street, Lexington, MA:   On or about 9/11/2017, the excavated material removed from the trench was not at least two-feet from the edge of the excavation.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $7186.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).     Location: Mass Avenue & Locust Street, Lexington, MA:   On or about 9/11/2017, the employee taking elevations and grading was working in the eight-foot deep excavation was not protected from a cave in.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $5467.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab rail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.     Location: Mass Avenue & Locust Street, Lexington, MA:   On or about 9/11/2017, the eight-foot fly section of an aluminum extension ladder used by the employee to access/egress the trench did not extend three-feet above the roadway.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.       Location: Mass Avenue & Locust Street, Lexington, MA:   On or about 9/11/2017, the bent/damaged eight-foot fly section of an aluminum extension ladder, used by the employee to access/egress the trench was not used according to its design.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders shall be inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after any occurrence that could affect their safe use.    Location: Mass Avenue & Locust Street, Lexington, MA:  On or about 9/11/2017, the bent/damaged eight-foot fly section of an aluminum extension ladder used by the employee to access/egress the trench was not periodically or after any occurrence that could affect its safety inspected by a competent person.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.     Location: Mass Avenue & Locust Street, Lexington, MA:   On or about 9/11/2017, the damaged eight-foot fly section of an aluminum extension ladder used by to access/egress the trench was not removed from service.