OSHA Inspection: TYCOS GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Mar 26, 2018

Abate by

Apr 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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) 3826-3842 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE - On or about October 23, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that employees engaged in roofing activities, approximately 20-30 feet above grade, were effectively protected from falls by means of personal fall arrest systems or other conventional means.

Issued

Mar 26, 2018

Abate by

Apr 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a) 3826-3842 Kennett Pike Greenville, DE - On or about October 26, 2017, the employer failed to provide training to employees exposed to fall hazards.  Employees engaged in commercial roofing activities approximately 15 to 20 feet above grade were not provided with training related to fall hazards and the methods and procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards.  Abatement Note: The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following: 1. The nature of fall hazards in the work area; 2. The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; 3. The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; 4. The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; 5. The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; 6. The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; 7. The role of employees in fall protection plans; 8. The standards contained in this subpart. The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.

Issued

Mar 26, 2018

Abate by

Apr 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    a) 3826-3842 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE - On or about October 23, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that the ladder side rails of an extension ladder, which was being used by employees to gain access to a roof, extended at least three feet above the landing surface.

Issued

Mar 26, 2018

Abate by

Apr 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).   a) 3826-3842 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE - On or about October 23, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that a non-self-supporting extension ladder, being used by employees to gain access to a roof, was used at an angle in which the horizontal distance from the top support (wall) to the foot of the ladder exceeded one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.

Issued

Mar 26, 2018

Abate by

Apr 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  a) 3826-3842 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE - On or about October 23, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that employees using an extension ladder to gain access to a roof, approximately 20 feet to the eave, were trained to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.