OSHA Inspection: SHORTEN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2017-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1803.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:     Shorten Construction, Roof - 2 Biltmore Rd, Worcester, Massachusetts; On November 20, 2017 four employees were performing roofing repairs on a two story residential roof and the employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 15 feet to the ground below without being protected by guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems or other approved measures.

Issued

2017-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including 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.    Shorten Construction, 62 Woodside Road, Spencer, Massachusetts;  On and before November 21, 2017, the employer did not document fall protection training which included the name of the employee, date of the training, and the signature of the employer or person performing the training.

Issued

2017-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1803.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees  using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:    Ladder, Shorten Construction, Inc., 2 Biltmore Road, Worcester, Massachusetts; On November 20, 2017, employees were carrying bundles of shingles on their shoulders while climbing to the roof and were exposed to a fall hazard.

Issued

2017-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1559.00 Reduced

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.    Shorten Construction, 62 Woodside Road, Spencer, Massachusetts; On and before November 20, 2017, the employer did not provide a ladder safety training program that enabled the employees to recognize the hazards associated with climbing ladders including but not limited to:    a. ensuring the ladder locking mechanisms were properly in place to prevent the ladder from moving while in use  b. identifying the proper angle ladders were to be erected and how to determine if they are set up properly