OSHA Inspection: ORDONEZ V SIDING LLC

Issued

Mar 22, 2022

Abate by

Apr 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $349 · Current $349

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:  1423 Quinnipiac Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 3 with a final order date of 2/14/2022 was not received within 10 calendar days (by 12/26/2021) following the abatement due date ( 12/16/2021).

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $3,511

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  Jobsite: scaffold support poles were not set up on base plates, sill plates or other adequate foundation, exposing the employees to the hazard of collapse.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(j)(2):Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  Jobsite:  The pump jack scaffold that the employees were working from was not secured to the structure at the bottom exposing the employees to the hazard of collapse.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $3,511

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii):Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Jobsite:  The employees who were working from the pump jack scaffold platform at heights of approximately 16 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,755

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(b):The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  Jobsite: The employees that were involved in erecting, maintaining and inspecting the pump jack scaffold was not trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.