OSHA Inspection: CARPENTER AND SONS, INC.

Issued

2018-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $2217.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest system:  a.  On or about April 3, 2018, on the northwest side of a 4/12 pitch roof of a commercial building, three employees working on a roof were not protected from a 10 feet 7 inch fall hazard by the use of a personal fall protection system.

Issued

2018-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $2217.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a.   On or about April 3, 2018, on the northeast side of a new construction, an employee used a Werner folding ladder in the place of an extension ladder to gain access to a second story roof, exposing employees to a 9 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2018-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a.   On or about April 3, 2018 on the northeast side of a commercial building, an employee used the top step of a Werner folding ladder to access the second level of a parapet, exposing the employee to a 9 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2018-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a.  On or about April 3, 2018, the employer did no ensure employees working on a roof of a commercial building at 10 feet 7 inches were provided training to recognize the hazards of falling.