OSHA Inspection: RAFAEL'S ENTERPRISE, INC.

Issued

Oct 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $2,344 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  Location - 17 Water Street, Wakefield, MA.  On or about July 14, 2023, an employee was on a pump-jack scaffold which did not bear baseplates and or mudsills or other adequate firm foundation.

Issued

Oct 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  Location - 17 Water Street, Wakefield, MA.  On or about July 17, 2023, an employee was working/walking on a pumpjack scaffold system at a height greater than 16' that was not secured at the bottom.

Issued

Oct 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $2,344 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  Location - 17 Water Street, Wakefield, MA.  On or about July 14, 2023, an employee was working/walking on a roof at a height greater than 16' feet above lower level and was not protected from falling.

Issued

Oct 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds.  Location - 17 Water Street, Wakefield, MA.  On or about July 14, 2023, the fall protection anchor employer set up on the roof was not secured properly and capable of handling at least 5000 pounds.

Issued

Oct 24, 2023

Abate by

Dec 12, 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.  Location - 17 Water Street, Wakefield, MA.  On or about July 14, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that an employee exposed to fall hazards were properly trained.

Issued

Oct 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,675 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.  Location - 17 Water Street, Wakefield, MA.  On or about July 14, 2023, an employee was not ptotected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet, above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Oct 24, 2023

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.  Location - 17 Water Street, Wakefield, MA.  On or about July 14, 2023, an employee was using a non-self-supporting ladder that was not set up correctly.