OSHA Inspection: UNITED SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Jul 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   1966 Westfield Street, West Springfield, MA: As of July 19, 2019 , the employer had not certified to OSHA within 10 calendar days that abatement was completed for the violation Citation1 Item1, Citation 1 Item 2a and Citation 1 Item 2b, from Inspection number 1386543, issued on April 25, 2019 with a final order date of June 26, 2019.

Issued

Jul 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  1966 Westfield Street, West Springfield, MA: As of  July 19, 2019 , the employer had not submitted to the Agency documents that abatement had been completed for serious violation indicated by the Agency included Citation1  Item 2a and Citation 1 Item 2b, from inspection number 1386543, issued April 25, 2019 , with a final order date of  June 26, 2019.

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

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):  1966 Westfield Street, West Springfield, MA: On or about March 20, 2019 employees were observed engaged in residential roofing activities and were not protected from falls in excess of 16 feet by guard rail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Abate by

May 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,798 · Current $3,798

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:  1966 Westfield Street, West Springfield, MA: On or about March 20, 2019 the employer had not trained each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards greater than 16 feet in the recognition of such hazards associated with falls and the procedures to follow  in order to minimize those hazards.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Abate by

May 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  1966 Westfield Street, West Springfield, MA: On or about March 20, 2019 the employer had not verified compliance with the standard by preparing a written certification record including the name or other identify of the employee trained, the date(s) trained and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer for employees exposed to falls hazards as part of their work duties.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).