OSHA Inspection: FWB CONSTRUCTION & CARPENTRY, INC.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Abate by

Jun 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,937 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l): Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks:    14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA  On or about March 11, 2020,  the employer did not ensure that the operator of a JLG Lull Powered Industrial Truck is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of equipment specific training and evaluation

Issued

May 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.  14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA On or about March 11, 2020, the operator of a JLG Lull Powered Industrial Truck, left the truck unattended with a load of building materials in an elevated position, and parked the truck without fully lowering the load fully to the ground.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Abate by

Jun 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,937 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA  On or about March 11, 2020,  the employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards such as, but not limited to; falls, powered industrial truck operation, head protection. fire prevention and protection, stairways, electrical equipment, and ladder use.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards  14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA On or about March 11, 2020,  the employer did not train each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards 1. Two stepladders used in the folded position for access from the ground to the first floor. 2. Handrails and/or stair rails were not installed on the stairs going from the first floor to the second floor.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,241 · Current $1,050 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:    14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA  On or about March 11, 2020,  employees were exposed to being struck in the head by tools and equipment being used by workers working above without hardhats.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Abate by

May 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c): When employees were exposed to falling objects the employer did not require employees to wear hard hats and did not implement measures to prevent objects from falling from higher levels as set forth in (c)(1)-(3) of this section:  14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA On or about March 11, 2020,  employees were exposed to being struck in the head by tools and equipment being used by workers working above without hardhats, and implement the erecting toeboards, screens or guardrails erected; or erect a canopy; or barricade the area to prevent employees from entering the barricaded area..

Issued

May 11, 2020

Abate by

May 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,241 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1): The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equipment as specified in this subpart:    Jobsite: 14 Burlington St., Burlington, MA  On or about March 11, 2020, the employer failed to provide fire extinguishers or other fire suppression equipment for wood combustibles, flammable liquids and energized electrical components.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Abate by

Jun 5, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,937 · Current $1,200 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:    14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA  On or about March 11, 2020, the employer failed to adequately train workers exposed to falls and the correct procedures for using, inspecting, donning, inspecting and the installation of personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,089 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided    14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA  On or about March 11, 2020,  the employer did provide appropriate ladders or stairways for the front entrance and garage entrance for access to the first floor where the break in elevation was 47 and 53-inches.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed  Front and garage entrances to first floor: 14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA On or about March 11, 2020, the employer used two small portable stepladders in the closed/folded position for access to the first floor at the front and garage entrances to the first floor.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,393 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): 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 and one stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge:    14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA  On or about March 11, 2020, the employer did provide at least one handrail and one stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge on the stairway going from the first floor to the second floor.

Issued

May 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $59,372 · Current $12,200 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):     14 Burlington St., Woburn, MA  On or about March 11, 2020, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 33-feet to the ground while installing roof sheathing and performing wood framing activities on the second floor, without fall protection.