OSHA Inspection: PUNINS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

May 24, 2023

Abate by

Jun 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $413 · Current $413

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.   29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation No. 1 Item No(s). 1, 2, 3, 4, and Citation No. 2	Item No. 1 and Citation No. 3 Item No. 1 and 2 nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent May 8, 2023.

Issued

Jun 22, 2022

Abate by

Jul 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.   Site - On or about April 13, 2022, employees operating pneumatic nail guns and a circular saw were not protected from eye injuries where eye protection was not required to worn.

Issued

Jun 22, 2022

Abate by

Jul 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,786 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:   Site - On or about April 13, 2022, employees working above and handling metal drip edge near an uninsulated 220 volt power line were not protected from electric shock.

Issued

Jun 22, 2022

Abate by

Jul 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $1,000 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:  Site - On or about April 13, 2022, an employee working from a ladder jack scaffold was not protected from a fall hazard where a ladder to access the scaffold was not provided.

Issued

Jun 22, 2022

Abate by

Jul 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $1,000 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:  Site - On or about April 13, 2022, employees using a section of a material hoist to access the roof were not protected from a fall hazard where ladder was not provided in that area of the roof.

Issued

Jun 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $1,000 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 or about April 13, 2022, employees using an aluminum extension ladder to access the roof were not protected from a fall hazard where the ladder only extended two rungs above the landing surface.

Issued

Jun 22, 2022

Abate by

Jun 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $31,906 · Current $11,000 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).  Site - On or about April 13, 2022, employees working from a roof were not protected from a fall of approximately 18 feet where fall protection was not required to be utilized by the employer.  Punins Construction, Inc was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1555006, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on April 4, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 620 Lafayette Rd, Seabrook, NH 03874.

Issued

Jun 22, 2022

Abate by

Jul 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,838 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs necessary to ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards such as a safety and health program with policy, hazard assessment, and work site rules was not developed and/or implemented at this job site:  Site - On or about April 13, 2022, the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident and injury prevention program where employees were exposed to struck by, electrical, and fall hazards on the jobsite.  Punins Construction, Inc was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1555006, citation number 1, item number 1a, and was affirmed as a final order on April 4, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 620 Lafayette Rd, Seabrook, NH 03874.

Issued

Jun 22, 2022

Abate by

Jul 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,838 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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 or about April 13, 2022, the employer did not provide for a competent person to conduct inspections of the jobsite where employees were exposed to struck by, electrical, and fall hazards.  Punins Construction, Inc was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1555006, citation number 1, item number 1b, and was affirmed as a final order on April 4, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 620 Lafayette Rd, Seabrook, NH 03874.

Issued

Jun 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,838 · Current $3,000 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 or about April 13, 2022, an employee working from the ground underneath employees working from the roof was not protected from head injuries where head protection was not required to be worn.  Punins Construction, Inc was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1555006, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on April 4, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 620 Lafayette Rd, Seabrook, NH 03874.