OSHA Inspection: LUIS F QUIZHPE ANDRADE

Issued

May 20, 2022

Abate by

Jun 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $349 · Current $349

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 each cited violation has been abated:  As of May 18, 2022 the Employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement was completed for the violations from Inspection 1557134, issued on 1/12/2022 with a final order date of 2/9/2022.

Issued

May 20, 2022

Abate by

Jun 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $349 · Current $349

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 any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  As of May 18, 2022, the Employer had not submitted to the Agency the abatement documentation required for the violation issued on 1/12/2022 on which it was indicated that such abatement documentation was required to be submitted to the Agency.

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:  a) 168 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, MA: On or about October 11, 2021, employees who were roofing this residence from a ladder jack scaffold were not provided a proper means of access to scaffold and were observed climbing up the support ladder and then climbing over the scaffold platform to access the working level.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29CFR1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a) 168 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, MA: On or about October 11, 2021, employees who were observed roofing this residence from a 14 foot high ladder jack scaffold were not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29CFR1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee 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:  a) 168 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, MA:  On or about October 11, 2021, employees were observed roofing this residence  more than 16 feet above the ground below and were  not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29CFR1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a) 168 Longmeadow  St., Longmeadow, MA: On or about October 11, 2021, the employer  had not provided a training program for each employee who he employed as roofers that might be exposed to fall hazards.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29CFR1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1):The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record:  a) 168 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, MA: On or about October 11, 2021, the employer had not prepared a written certification record for any fall protection training provided to employees wokring at this jobsite as required by this subpart .  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29CFR1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i):Non-self-supporting ladders were used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):  a) 168 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, MA: On or about October 11, 2021, an employee was observed climbing down an extension ladder that was used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was greater than one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.  The horizontal distance was measured  and found to be .47 of the working length  (nearly 2 to 1 angle)  instead of the required .25 angle (4 to 1).  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29CFR1903.19(d)(1).