OSHA Inspection: CASTLE HOMES CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall, struck by and caught between hazards associated with the installation of inadequately braced prefabricated roof trusses:     Site- Employees were exposed to fall, struck by, and caught between hazards where prefabricated wood roof trusses were not adequately braced during installation.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:   Site- Employees working at the site were exposed to fall, struck by, trip, and powered industrial truck hazards where the employer did not establish and maintain an accident prevention program.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)   Site- Employees working at the site were exposed to fall, struck by, trip, and powered industrial truck hazards where the employer did provide for frequent and regular inspections of the worksite conducted by a competent person.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

May 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:   Site- Employees exposed to fall hazards while framing two wood structures at the site were not provided with fall protection training from the employer.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

May 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):   Site- An employee operating a Lull 944E-42 all-terrain forklift was not provided with operator training from the employer.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.34(c): Means of egress was not continually maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency.   Site- Employees working at the site were not protected from slip and  trip hazards where building materials were stored in the garages of each building unit blocking egress from the stairways.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agent:  Site- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were not protected for eye injuries where eye protection was not required to be worn by the employer.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $0 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:   Site- Employees working in the the two wood framed structures being built at the site were not protected from fire and entrapment hazards where fire extinguishers were not provided at the site.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment were made without the manufacturer's written approval:   Site- An employee working from a 16 foot long wooden platform attached to a Lull 944E-42 all-terrain forklift was not protected from tipping, crushing, and fall hazards where the platform affected the capacity of the lift and the employer did not have manufacturer's written approval for use of the platform.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A): The industrial truck was not equipped with a safety platform/cage firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks when used for lifting personnel:   Site- An employee working from a 16 foot long wooden platform attached to a Lull 944E-42 all-terrain forklift was not protected from a fall of approximately 16 feet where safety platform was not provided for the all-terrain forklift.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:   Site- Employees were not protected from slip and trip hazards where hand rails were not complete from the third floor to the first floor in both of the buildings onsite where employees were working.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:   Site- Employees were not protected from fall hazards where stairways were not completely guarded on all stair landings from the third floor to the first floor in both of the buildings onsite where employees were working.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1926.1052(a)(7): Slippery conditions on stairways were not eliminated before the stairways were used:   Site- Employees were not protected from slip hazards where stairways were not cleared of snow and ice.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

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:   Site- Employees working from the bottom chord of the roof trusses were using a six foot step ladder to access the roof trusses that were 8 feet above the floor requiring the employees to step on the top of the step ladder.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Mar 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $9,679 · Current $6,000 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):   a. Site- Employees working from the bottom chord of the roof trusses and the exterior wall top plate were exposed to falls of approximately 8 feet and 25 feet where fall protection was not utilized.   b. Site- Employees working from the second and third floor of the two buildings being framed at the site were exposed to falls of approximately 8 feet and 16 feet where window, wall, and floor openings were not guarded.  Castle Homes Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1481674, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 27, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 48 Pioneer Road, Hingham, MA 02043.