OSHA Inspection: DAWN MELANSON

Issued

Jul 18, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $2,393 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(2):  The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii):  Site - On January 24, 2022, the employer did not have a competent person train each employee in (1) the nature of fall hazards in the work area, (2) the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used, and (3) the installation, use and operation personal fall arrest systems, including anchorages.

Issued

Jul 18, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $2,393 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:  Site - On January 24, 2022, the extension ladder utilized for roof access was not adequately installed in that the ladder did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof.

Issued

Jul 18, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,571 · Current $3,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  Site - On January 24, 2022, employees were not protected from fall and struck by hazards where the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program.  Dawn Melanson, dba Dawn Melanson Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.20(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1543288, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 6, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 5 Newton Junction Rd, Kingston, NH.

Issued

Jul 18, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)  Site - On January 24, 2022, an employee suffered fatal injuries as a result of falling over 13 feet off a shed building while engaged in roofing activities, where the employer did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite conducted by a competent person.    Dawn Melanson dba Dawn Melanson Construction was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 1926.20(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1543288, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 6, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 5 Newton Junction Rd, Kingston, NH.    Dawn Melanson dba Dawn Melanson Construction was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 1926.20(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1158895, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on November 1, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 10 Sevoian Drive, Methuen, MA 01844.

Issued

Jul 18, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Site - On January 24, 2022, an employee exposed to an overhead struck by hazard while working under the roof was not provided with personal protective equipment training from the employer.  Dawn Melanson dba Dawn Melanson Construction was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 1926.21(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1543288, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on October 6, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 5 Newton Junction Rd, Kingston, NH.

Issued

Jul 18, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,838 · Current $2,393 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:  Site - On January 24, 2022, employees working from the scaffolding system directly underneath the roof were not protected from an overhead struck by hazard where head protection was not provided or utilized.   Dawn Melanson dba Dawn Melanson Construction was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1543288, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on December 3, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 5 Newton Junction Rd, Kingston, NH.

Issued

Jul 18, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,571 · Current $3,350 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. Site - On January 24, 2022, an employee suffered fatal injuries as a result of falling approximately 13 feet off a building while engaged in roofing activities where fall protection was not utilized to prevent the hazard.   Dawn Melanson dba Dawn Melanson Construction was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1543288, citation number 1, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on October 6, 2021 with respect to a workplace located at 5 Newton Junction Rd, Kingston, NH.