OSHA Inspection: WILFRED BROUSSEAU

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $2,561 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    Jobsite - The employer did not maintain a safety program that included inspecting roofs for slippery/icy conditions.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $2,561 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    Jobsite - Employees were exposed to an overhead hazard while working below employees on the roof without hardhats.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $2,561 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it.    Roof - The chicken ladder collapsed under the weight of the employee.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Any part of a scaffold damaged or weakened such that its strength is less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be immediately repaired or replaced, braced to meet those provisions, or removed from service until repaired.  Roof - The damaged wooden chicken ladder was not removed from service as required.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(1)(i): Self supporting portable ladders were not capable of supporting, without failure, at least four times the maximum intended load:  Roof - An employee fell from the roof when the wooden ladder collapsed.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  (A)  Ladders were not inspected as required. -

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $2,561 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    Roof - Employees were not trained in the safe use of chicken ladders.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each employee was trained by a competent person which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairs, and the procedures to follow to minimize those hazards.  Roof - Employees were not trained in the safe use of ladders.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $2,561 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(m)(1): Crawling boards / Chicken ladders did not extend from the roof peak to the eaves when used in connection with roof construction, repair, or maintenance:    Roof - Chicken ladders did not extend the length of the roof.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(m)(2): Crawling boards / Chicken Ladders shall be secured to the roof by ridge hooks or by means that meet equivalent criteria:  Roof - Chicken ladder was not secured to the roof.

Issued

Mar 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): 29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A safety harness with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  Jobsite - Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while transitioning from the aerial lift to the roof without being attached to the aerial lift by a lanyard.