OSHA Inspection: DAVID CASTRICONE ROOFING & SIDING INC

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1554.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):  Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  (a) Location - 50 Chestnut Street, North  Andover, MA  On or about 11/02/2021, eye and face protective equipment was not used while employees used a pneumatic nailer.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2176.00 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).  (a) Location - 50 Chestnut Street, North Andover, MA  On or about 11/02/2021, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof greater than 6 feet above a lower level.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2176.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.552(a)(1):  The employer did not comply with manufacturer's specifications and limitations applicable to the operation of all hoists and elevators.  (a) Location - 50 Chestnut Street, North Andover, MA  On or about 11/02/2021, employees were using a materials hoist to access working area on roof.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.    (a) Location - 50 Chestnut Street, North Andover, MA  On or about 11/02/2021, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when no safe means of access was supplied to the ladder-jack scaffolding.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(5):  Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another.  (a) Location - 50 Chestnut Street, North Andover, MA  On or about 11/02/2021, employees were exposed to a fall hazard where ladder-jack scaffold platforms were being bridged one to another.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2176.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(15):  Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use.  (a) Location - 50 Chestnut Street, North Andover, MA  On or about 11/02/2021, employees did not inspect ladders prior to use for damage.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16):  Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.  (a) Location - 50Chestnut Street, North Andover, MA  On or about 11/02/2021, portable ladders that had structural defects were not withdrawn from service.