OSHA Inspection: UPSTATE FRAMING INC.

Issued

Mar 30, 2018

Abate by

Sep 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,114 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    Location: entire site  On or about: 12/21/17    a) Employees, exposed to fall hazards while engaged in carpentry work, were not provided with fall protection training.       NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 30, 2018

Abate by

Sep 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    location: entire site  on or about: 12/21/17      a) Employees were using a wooden job made ladder to access the second level.  The employees were not provided with ladder safety training.       NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,268 · Current $1,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not 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 was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail,  was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:      location: exterior building between ground and 2nd floor  on or about: 12/21/17      a) Employees were using an job made wooden ladder to access the 2nd floor. The ladder only extended above the upper level approximately 1 foot.       NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $19,918 · Current $9,060 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    location: 2nd floor  on or about: 12/21/17    a) Employees were engaged in carpentry work, 11 feet above the ground. The employees were not protected from falling to the ground and floor below.        NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.    The Upstate Framing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 960943, citation number 1, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/14/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 115 Winterton Road, Bloomingburg, NY 12721.