OSHA Inspection: ERICKS CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

2023-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee use 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. 12 Joseph Drive Pittsfield, MA 01201: On or about April 4, 2023, an employee was seen without eye protection while using a pneumatic nail gun to shingle a roof and the employer did not ensure the employee use appropriate eye protection.

Issued

2023-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 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): 12 Joseph Drive Pittsfield, MA 01201: On or about April 4, 2023,  three employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8 feet 7 inches above a lower level while performing residential construction work and were not protected from falling by guard rail systems, safety net systems or a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

2023-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 Reduced

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 12 Joseph Drive Pittsfield, MA 01201: On or about April 4, 2023, the employer had not trained an employee, who was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8 feet 7 inches while performing residential roofing work, to recognize fall hazards and on the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.

Issued

2023-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $1675.00 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: 12 Joseph Drive Pittsfield, MA 01201: On or about April 4, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees using ladders to access an upper surface (roof) approximately 8 feet 7 inches above the ground had the rails extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing.

Issued

2023-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: 12 Joseph Drive Pittsfield, MA 01201: On or about April 4, 2023, the employer had not ensured that ladders being used to access a residential roof were used only for the purposes they were designed as an employee used a laddervator (shingle lift) extension component to access the roof.