OSHA Inspection: J A CARPENTRY INC.

Issued

Nov 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 20, 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:   As of November 12, 2019 the employer had not certified to OSHA within 10 calendar days that abatement was completed for the violation Citation1 Item1, Citation 1 Item 2 and Citation 1 Item 3, from Inspection number 1395810, issued on July 24,  2019 with a final order date of August 14, 2019.

Issued

Nov 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 20, 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.   As of November 12, 2019 , the employer had not submitted to the Agency documents that abatement had been completed for each violation indicated by the Agency included Citation 2 Item 1, from inspection number 1395810, issued July 24, 2019 , with a final order date of  August 14, 2019.  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

Jul 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 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 was 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):    10 Shannon Way, Upton, MA: On or about April 24, 2019 employees engaged in residential construction activities were not protected from falls greater than 20 feet to next lower level by either guard rail systems, safety net systems or personal arrest systems.

Issued

Jul 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,419 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself.    10 Shannon Way, Upton, MA: On or about April 24, 2019 employees were utilizing a snap hook which was engaged directly to the rope life line.    (a) Dormer, at rear of building:  The life line was knotted on itself and snap hook was re-attached to the rope lifeline.  (b) Ridgeline of the building:  The life line was knotted on itself and the snap hook was re-attached to rope lifeline.

Issued

Jul 24, 2019

Abate by

Sep 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record.    10 Shannon Way, Upton, MA: On or about April 24, 2019 the employer had not verified fall protection training had been completed by preparing a written certification record.    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).