OSHA Inspection: REALIZE SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,563 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.  Jobsite: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that a ladder-jack scaffold system measuring approximately 19 feet, 8 inches from ground level was erected under the supervision of a competent person.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Jobsite: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that a ladder-jack scaffold system measuring approximately 19 feet, 8 inches from ground level was erected under the supervision of a competent person and included a fall protection system to be in place.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,323 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Jobsite: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that an employee was protected from fall hazards by the use of fall protection systems while installing shingles to the roof of a commercial building. The employee was working from a ladder-jack scaffold approximately 19 feet, 8 inches from ground level.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,323 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Jobsite: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees received scaffold training by a qualified person to understand and minimize hazards. An employee was working from a ladder-jack scaffold approximately 19 feet, 8 inches from ground level.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work.  Jobsite: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees who erected a ladder-jack scaffold approximately 19 feet, 8 inches from ground level were trained by a competent person. A fall protection system was not included as part of the erection plan.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,323 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.502(d)(15):  Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached.  Worksite:  On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure the employee's personal fall arrest system anchor was capable of supporting a load of 5,000 pounds and properly installed per manufacturer's instructions.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.502(d)(15)(ii):  Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person.  Worksite:  On or about December, 2023, the employer did not ensure that personal fall arrest systems used by employees while installing shingles on a commercial roof at a height of approximately 21 feet, 8 inches from ground level were designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,323 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.503(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.  Worksite:  On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees who were engaged in commercial roofing at heights 21 feet, 8 inches were trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,042 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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.   Jobsite: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees using 28-foot aluminum extension ladders at a height of approximately 21 feet, 8 inches from ground level to the roof deck, set the bases of the ladders approximately one-quarter of the working length away from the building.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders was not kept clear.  Jobsite: on or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that debris was not kept clear from the base of multiple ladders at the worksite.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

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 train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways.  Jobsite:  On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees using 28-foot aluminum extension ladders to access a roof approximately 21 feet, 8 inches from ground level, were trained to recognize the hazards associated with ladder use and procedures to follow to minimize those hazards.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,606 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.  Jobsite: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that an employee on a ladder handing a board up to roofers installing asphalt shingles approximately 21 feet, 8 inches from ground level was protected from falling objects by the use of a hard hat.  Realize Services, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection #1568388, citation # 1, item #1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 12, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 332 Summit Street, Manchester, CT.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,606 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  Rooftop: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees using pneumatic nail guns to install asphalt shingles on a commercial roof were protected from injury by the use of eye protection.  Realize Services, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection #1568388, citation #1, item #2 and was affirmed as a final order on May 12, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 332 Summit Street, Manchester, CT.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $10,646 · Current $5,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  Jobsite: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees installing new asphalt shingles on a commercial roof, measuring approximately 21 feet, 8 inches from ground level, were protected from fall hazards by the use of personal fall arrest systems.  The Realize Services, LLC 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 #1568388, citation #1, item #3 and was affirmed as a final order on May 12, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 332 Summit Street, Manchester, CT.

Issued

Feb 27, 2024

Abate by

Nov 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,606 · Current $3,600 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.  Jobsite: On or about December 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that ladders used to access a rooftop approximately 21 feet, 8 inches from ground level had side rails that extended at least 3 feet past the upper landing surface.  The Realize Services, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection #1568388, citation #1, item #4 and was affirmed as a final order on May 12, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 332 Summit Street, Manchester, CT.