OSHA Inspection: G DAVID'S CONSTRUCTION CORP

Issued

Aug 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $0 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  Location: Jobsite  On August 23, 2023 an employee was exposed to overhead struck-by hazards from tools and materials while working at ground level as other employees were working on the roof where protective helmets were not utilized.

Issued

Aug 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $1,000 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):   Location: Jobsite 736 North St, Randolph MA  On August 23, 2023, workers were exposed to fall hazards of up to 12 feet to the ground below while working on a roof where fall protection was not used.

Issued

Aug 25, 2023

Abate by

Oct 17, 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: Jobsite 736 North St, Randolph MA  On August 23, 2023, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 12 feet to the ground while installing residential roofing materials where fall protection training was not provided to recognize and minimize fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $0 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: Jobsite 736 North St, Randolph MA  On August 23, 2023, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 12 feet to the ground while accessing an upper landing surface where an extension ladder was used to access a residential roof and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the edge of the roof.

Issued

Aug 25, 2023

Abate by

Oct 17, 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.  Location: Jobsite 736 North St, Randolph MA  On August 23, 2023, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 12 feet to the ground while accessing an upper landing surface where an extension ladder was used to access a residential roof, the ladder was not set up properly, and the employees were not trained in recognizing and minimizing hazards related to working from ladders.

Issued

Aug 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(10):The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder with more than one support attachment were not placed with the two rails supported equally:  Location: Jobsite 736 North St, Randolph MA  On August 23, 2023, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 12 feet to the ground while accessing an upper landing surface where an extension ladder was used to access a residential roof, the ladder was set up on the gable end of the roof, and the side rails of the ladder were not supported equally.