OSHA Inspection: EASTERN REMODELING LLC

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $1,000 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) On or about 12/4/18 at a roof replacement project located at 183 Milnor Avenue, Lackawanna, New York; employees working on the ground below active roof operations were not wearing hard hats.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED    Eastern Remodeling Co., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1050986, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 4/15/15, with respect to a workplace located at the corner of Center Street and Prospect Avenue, East Aurora, New York.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) On or about 12/4/18 at a roof replacement project located at 183 Milnor Avenue, Lackawanna, New York; employees were using a ladder jack scaffold to perform work and access the roof. The platform height was approximately 18 feet and there was no personal fall arrest system in place.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED    Eastern Remodeling Co., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1050986, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on 4/15/15, with respect to a workplace located at the corner of Center Street and Prospect Avenue, East Aurora, New York.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) On or about 12/4/18 at a roof replacement project located at 183 Milnor Avenue, Lackawanna, New York; employees were replacing shingles on a roof with a 12 in 12 pitch and an eave height of approximately 20 feet. There were no fall protection systems in place.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED    Eastern Remodeling Co., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1050986, citation number 1, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on 4/15/15, with respect to a workplace located at the corner of Center Street and Prospect Avenue, East Aurora, New York.