OSHA Inspection: RICHARD PIETTE

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,552 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:     (a) Worksite:  On or about 7/11/2018, a worker was not protected from overhead hazards while working below framers.

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) Worksite:  On or about 7/11/2018, eye and or face protective equipment was not used when workers were using a pneumatic nail gun and a circular saw.

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,552 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:     (a) Worksite:  On or about 7/11/2018, a temporary electrical junction box with knockouts was not installed and used in accordance with its listing or labeling.

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(e): All splices and joints and free ends of conductors were not covered with insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device designed for the purpose:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 7/11/2018, the employer did not ensure that the spliced power cord for the Makita circular saw was insulated to the cord's original or equivalent design.

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 7/11/2018, workers were not protected from electric shock and burns from an electrical cord leading to a temporary junction box that was missing its outer insulation near the box connection.

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 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 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):     (a) Worksite:  On or about 7/11/2018, a worker was not protected from falling while working on an upper deck, approximately twenty feet above a lower level.

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:     (a) Worksite:  On or about 7/11/2018, an employee was not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.