OSHA Inspection: SUNWOOD BUILDERS, INC

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Apr 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:   31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, the employer did not ensure his employee was trained to operate a rough terrain forklift, while elevating three personnel to a height of 13.5 feet on an attached platform, during a commercial construction project.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Apr 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):   31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023,  the employer had not prepared a certification record of powered industrial truck (PIT) training, which includes the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation, for an employee who was operating a rough terrain forklift at a commercial construction site

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Apr 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 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:  31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, the employer did not ensure that two employees had been instructed in hazard recognition prior to operating a Genie Boom Lift during a commercial construction project.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(iv):Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:  31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, an employee used a rough terrain forklift with a custom made piece of equipment, that was not specifically designed by the manufacturer for this purpose, to lift and hold a scaffolding work platform and elevate personnel to a second-story window during a commercial construction project.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Apr 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(a)(2):Field modification of the aerial lift was not certified in writing by the manufacturer or by any other equivalent entity, such as a nationally recognized testing laboratory, to be in conformity with all applicable provisions of ANSI A92.2-1969 and this section and to be at least as safe as the equipment was before modification:  31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, the employer did not ensure that modifications made to his Genie Boom Lift S-60X had been certified in writing by the manufacturer, or an equivalent entity, before two employees used the lift to install exterior windows during a commercial construction project.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Feb 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1):Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, the employer did not ensure his employees were protected from fall hazards from a height of approximately 13.5 feet during a commercial construction project.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Feb 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 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:  31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, the employer had not trained employees to recognize fall hazards and on the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards, prior to exposing them to fall heights of approximately 13.5 feet during a commercial construction project.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Feb 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, the employer had not prepared a written certification record of fall protection training which included the name or other identity of the person trained, the signature of the person trained, date(s) the training was completed and the signature of the person who conducted the training for two employees who were performing work on a commercial construction project and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13.5 feet.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Feb 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(4)(i):Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, the employer did not ensure that his employees were protected from falling approximately 8 feet into stairwell holes on the first, second, and third floor of a commercial construction project.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Feb 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(ii):Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge:  31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, the employer did not ensure stair rails were installed on the first, second, or third story staircases that his employees used to access the upper levels, and exposing them to potential fall hazards during a commercial construction project.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $9,375 · Current $4,688 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v):  A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  31 Chapel St. Northampton, MA 01060: On or about September 15, 2023, the employer did not ensure that an employee working in a Genie Boom Lift was using a body belt or body harness with an attached lanyard while working at a height of 13.5 feet on a commercial construction project.  Sunwood Builders, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.453(b)(2)(v), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1531205, citation number 1, item 5, and was affirmed as a final order on October 26, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 23 Fords Crossing., Northampton, MA 01060.