OSHA Inspection: J. FERNANDES HOME IMPROVEMENTS, LLC

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Location:  580 North Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06606  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 01, Item 003a and Citation 01, Item 003b with a final order date of June 19, 2019 was not received within 10 calendar days (by June 29, 2019) following the abatement due date (June 19, 2019).

Issued

May 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  Jobsite: The employees framing top deck of the building with pneumatic nail guns were not wearing appropriate types of eye and face protective equipment.

Issued

May 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  Jobsite: The employees walking and working on the top deck of the building were not protected from the hazard of falling by the use of appropriate types of fall protection systems/devices.

Issued

May 22, 2019

Abate by

Jun 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

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:  Jobsite: The employees exposed to fall hazards while working and walking on the top deck of the building were not provided with training and information in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

May 22, 2019

Abate by

Jun 19, 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.  Jobsite: The employer did not verify through maintaining written certification that employees were provided with fall training in the past.