OSHA Inspection: DREWS CORPORATION

Issued

2019-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 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)  Location: Jobsite  On or about August 2 2019, two employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 35 feet to the ground below, while working on a roof without fall protection.

Issued

2019-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:  Location: Jobsite located at 48 Union Park Street Boston MA.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 30 feet from a rooftop to the ground below, where untrained employees were unable to recognize or avoid the hazards, or to wear and use personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2019-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail.  Location: Jobsite  On about August 2 2019 an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while using a stairway that was not equipped with at least one hand rail.

Issued

2019-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee had been trained by a competent person in the nature of fall hazards in the work area.  Location: Jobsite  An employee was exposed to falls hazards while working where the employer did not insure that each employee had been trained in recognizing the hazards or using a stairway without a hand rail.