OSHA Inspection: FO CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1848.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    Location: Eyebrow of building at 73 East Broadway Derry NH    On or about April 18, 2018 employees working on ladder jack scaffolding did not haveaccess ladders for gaining access to working surface of the scaffold above 14 feet.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1848.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    Location: Eyebrow of building at 73 East Broadway Derry NH    On or about April 18, 2018, Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Location: Eyebrow of building at 73 East Broadway Derry NH    On or about April 18, 2018, employees were removing and replacing shingles on a ladder jack scaffold that was not erected by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1848.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4): 29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4) Ladders used to support ladder jacks were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping:    Location: Eyebrow of building at 73 East Broadway Derry NH    On or about April 18, 2018, ladders used for ladder jack scaffolding were not fastened to prevent slipping as they were placed on top of tarps that were laid out on mulch beds.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms shall not be bridged one to another.  Location: Eyebrow of building at 73 East Broadway Derry NH  On or about April 18, 2018, employees were stripping and replacing shingles on scaffold platforms that were bridged along the eyebrow of the building.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1848.00 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.    Location: 73 East Broadway Derry NH    On or about April 18, 2018, employees exposed to a fall hazard when performing roof work from a ladder jack scaffold were not provided with a training  that would enable them to recognize the hazards associated with the scaffold being use and the hazards of falls.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-28 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:    Location: 73 East Broadway Derry NH    On or about April 18, 2018, employees exposed to a fall hazard when performing roof work were not provided with a training program that would enable them to recognize the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1848.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    Location: Southeast side of building, second and third story, 73 East Broadway Derry NH    On or about April 18, 2018, employees were using a stack of shingles as access to the third story of the roof where there was a break in elevation of approximately 30 inches.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1848.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).    Location: Eyebrow of building, 73 East Broadway Derry NH    On or about April 18, 2018, the employer did not use non-self-supporting ladders at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter the working length of the ladder.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10347.00 · Current $5174.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    Location: Eyebrow of building at 73 East Broadway Derry NH    On or about April 18, 2018, employees working on ladder jack scaffolding above 14 feet were not protected from fall hazards.    FO construction 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 1122715, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on May 12, 2016 with respect to a workplace located at 71 Vine Street Nashua NH, 03060.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     Location: 73 East Broadway Derry NH  On or about April 18, 2018, Employees performing roof work from a pitched roof were not protected from falls of approximately 20 feet when fall protection was not used.      FO Construction Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1122715, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on May 12, 2016 with respect to a workplace located at 71 Vine Street Nashua NH, 03060.