OSHA Inspection: NL GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Dec 5, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,947 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:    Basement area: Employees engaged in wood framing were not provided with a fire extinguisher in the basement area or anywhere else on site or in the company vehicles.

Issued

Dec 5, 2023

Abate by

Dec 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.150(c)(1)(vi): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, was not provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas were being used on the jobsite:   Jobsite: Employees engaged in wood framing were not provided with a fire extinguisher in the vicinity of the two five-gasoline cans used to fuel the gasoline powered generator.

Issued

Dec 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,420 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.   Jobsite at rear of house:  The folded 6-foot and 8-foot stepladders, used by employees to access the first-floor deck, were unsecured and incapable of extending 3-feet beyond the deck.

Issued

Dec 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,840 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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:   Jobsite at rear of house:  The employer did not ensure that employees were using stepladders in the manner for which they were designed to access the first-floor deck of the structure.  The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against ladder hazards as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about August 22, 2023, when employees were allowed to use unopened stepladders to access the first-floor deck of the structure at the site at 17 Fayerweather St. N. Billerica, MA 01862.  TNL General Construction Corp was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(4), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1427338, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on October 3, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 3 Cedarwood Ln., Burlington, MA.

Issued

Dec 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:   Jobsite at rear of house:  The employer did not ensure that employees were not using the top and top step of stepladders to access the first-floor deck of the structure.  The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against ladder hazards as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about August 22, 2023, when employees were allowed to use the top and top step of stepladders to access the first-floor deck of the structure at the site at 17 Fayerweather St. N. Billerica, MA 01862.  NL General Construction Corp was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1427338, citation number 1, item number 1c and was affirmed as a final order on October 3, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 3 Cedarwood Ln., Burlington, MA.  NL General Construction Corp was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1400470, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 3, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 3 Lexington St., Burlington, MA.

Issued

Dec 5, 2023

Abate by

Dec 11, 2023

Penalty

Initial $25,781 · Current $8,000 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):    Jobsite first floor deck 17 Fayerweather St. N. Billerica, MA:   a) The employer did not ensure that employees, engaged in the wood framing of interior and exterior walls, were protected from fall hazards greater than 6-feet from open sides and edges by guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.  b) The employer did not ensure that employees, engaged in the wood framing of interior and exterior walls, were protected from fall hazards greater than 9-feet through open floor holes by guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.  c) The employer did not ensure that employees, engaged in the wood framing of interior and exterior walls, were protected from fall hazards greater than 8-feet through unguarded window openings by guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.  The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against fall hazards as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about August 22, 2023, when employees were not protected from fall hazards where fall protection was not utilized at the site at 17 Fayerweather St. N. Billerica, MA 01862.  NL General Construction Corp was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1427338, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 3, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 3 Cedarwood Ln., Burlington, MA.  NL General Construction Corp was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1400470, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 3, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 3 Lexington St., Burlington, MA.  NL General Construction Corp was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 11398577, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 27, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 3 Lexington St., Burlington, MA.