OSHA Inspection: WOODLAND HOMEWORKS, LLC

Issued

2020-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2125.00 · Current $1000.00 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:    Jobsite: Employees, working in and around the front yard and exposed to dropped/falling objects from the roof above, were not wearing head protection.

Issued

2020-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4376.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    Jobsite: Employees, working on the roof, in the vicinity of the uncovered live electric service drop, were not protected against electric shock.

Issued

2020-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2125.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    Jobsite:  The 20ft aluminum extension ladder, used by employees to access the roof, did not extend 3ft beyond the roof surface.

Issued

2020-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6252.00 · Current $3000.00 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):     Jobsite:  Employees, engaged in reroofing the residential home, were not protected from falls of over 11ft to the ground.    Woodland HomeWorks, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1399383, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 22, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 206 Salem St., Reading, MA 01867.