OSHA Inspection: REEDS FERRY SMALL BUILDINGS, INC

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, the employer did not adequately instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards for steep sloped roof, scaffold erection and use, power tools hazards, electrical hazards, concrete dust and respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA On about October 17, 2018, each employee was not adequately trained by a qualified person in the recognized hazards while working from a Carpenter's Bracket scaffold performing asphalt shingle installation and other construction related activities.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold was not adequately trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question for a Carpenter's Bracket scaffold used to perform asphalt shingle installation and other construction activities.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA On about October 17, 2018, employees exposed to fall hazards of up to 13 feet while install roofing shingles on unprotected steep roofs were not adequately trained by a competent person in the nature of fall hazards in the work area and procedures to minimize these hazards.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, employees were not adequately trained in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with respirable crystalline silica, dermal irritation and eye irritation while drilling into concrete products.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that employees covered by this section could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1926(i)(2)(i)(A) through (F) where there was exposure to respirable crystalline silica:    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, employees drilling concrete products were not trained in the following, including but not limited to: the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica; specific tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure to respirable crystalline silica; and/or specific measures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to respirable crystalline silica, including engineering controls, and work practices.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Nov 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,821 · Current $2,500 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:    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, employees were exposed to being struck in the head by tools and building materials while erecting pre-fabricated building panels and employees working above without head protection.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Nov 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.  83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA On about October 17, 2018, employees working on scaffolds were exposed being struck in the head by tools and building materials without head protection.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Nov 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,656 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses 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.    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, employees were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic air nailers to install building materials and asphalt roofing shingles without eye protection that meets ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2010, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices, incorporated by reference in � 1926.6;

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Nov 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,656 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, employees were exposed to laceration hazards while using a power operated hand tool to cut building materials and trim that did not have a cutting wheel guard installed.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,492 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards while plugging and unplugging an extension cord into a receptacle that had the outer casing pulled away from the plug exposing the conductor wires.

Issued

Nov 20, 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:    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards while using an extension cord that had a cut in the outer protective casing exposing the live conductor wires.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Nov 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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.    83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, the employer did not have a scaffold competent person direct the erection of a carpenter's bracket scaffold used for performing construction activities, including asphalt shingle installation.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,821 · Current $3,004 Reduced

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):     83 Burlington St, Woburn, MA  On about October 17, 2018, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 13 feet while install roofing shingles on steep roofs without fall protection.

Issued

Nov 20, 2018

Abate by

Nov 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,821 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): Specified exposure control methods. For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.    83 Burlington St., Woburn, MA  On or about October 17, 2018, an employee was exposed to respirable crystalline silica while drilling multiple holes in a concrete slab and didn't implement engineering and/or work practice controls in Table-1(vii) that included:  Use drill equipped with commercially available shroud or cowling with dust collection system  Operate and maintain tool in accordance with manufacturer's instructions to minimize dust emissions  Dust collector must provide the air flow recommended by the tool manufacturer, or greater, and have a filter with 99% or greater efficiency and a filter-cleaning mechanism  Use a HEPA-filtered vacuum when cleaning holes