OSHA Inspection: S&R HOME IMPROVEMENT, LLC

Issued

Mar 28, 2023

Abate by

Apr 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

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:   279 Grandview Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 01a;  Citation 001, Item 01b and Citation 001, Item 01c with a final order date of  1/6/2023 was not received within 10 calendar days ( by 1/30/2023) following the abatement due date (1/20/2023).

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,492 Reduced

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:  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that training program(s) were provided to enable the employees the ability to identify hazards associated with roofing work to include, but not limited to, fall protection electrical safety and ladder use.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were required to re-roof an existing residential home at a height above six feet were trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were using the extension ladders to access the roof were trained in the proper means to erect the ladders, recognize hazards and the procedures to minimize any hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,113 · Current $1,268 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:  Job site: Employees were exposed to head injuries from falling and flying debris from the workers stripping the asphalt roof shingles above due to no head protection.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,113 · Current $1,268 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses 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:  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to use pneumatic nail guns to install asphalt roofing shingles were provided with and required to use eye protection.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,492 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):   Jobsite:  The employer did not ensure that employees who were exposed to a fall hazard when installing asphalt shingles on the roof were protected by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage used for attachment for personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached nor was it designed, installed and used as follows: As part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and under the supervision of a qualified person:  Jobsite:  The employer did not ensure that the anchorage points that were used to attach employees personal fall arrest systems was rated to support at least 5000 pounds per employee attached, exposing each employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,865 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:  Jobsite:  The employer did not ensure that the extension ladder that the employee was using to  gain access to the roof had its side rails extended 3 feet above the landing surface, exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i):Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:   Jobsite:  The employer did not ensure that the extension ladder that the employee was using to  gain access to the roof was set up at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top supports to the feet of the ladders was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder, exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(12):Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive siderails:  Jobsite:  The employer did not ensure that the extension ladder that the employee was using to gain access to the roof and was within close proximity to un-guarded and energized 110/220 volt service feeder cables was equipped with non-conductive side rails, exposing the employee to electrical hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Jobsite: The employer did not protect the employees against shock and electrocution hazards from the service feeder cables while re-roofing the house.