OSHA Inspection: BAZT GENERAL CONTRACTOR, LLC

Issued

May 6, 2025

Abate by

May 19, 2025

Penalty

Initial $398 · Current $398

General-duty citation text

229 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Location:  35 Hillside Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 01; Citation 001, Item 02a; Citation 001, Item 02b; Citation 001, Item 03; Citation 001, Item 04a; Citation 001, Item 04b; Citation 001, Item 05; Citation 001, Item 06a; Citation 001, Item 06b and Citation 001, Item 07 with a final order date of 4/23/2025 was not received within 10 calendar days (by 6/9/2024) following the abatement due date (5/29/2024).

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.451(b)(5)(ii):  Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.  Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet due to a ladder jack platform extending beyond 18 inches of one of its supports.

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.451(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.  Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet due to ladder jack scaffolds not being erected by a trained and experienced employee under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.454(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.  Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet due to not being trained by a competent person in erecting, disassembling, or inspecting a scaffold to recognize any hazards associated with the work.

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.454(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.  Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet due to not being 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.

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.501(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.  Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an employee installing roofing paper was protected from fall hazards and fell approximately 25 feet sustaining serious injuries.

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 March 14, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees who were engaged in residential construction at heights above six feet were trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.1053(b)(1):  ): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access.  a) Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet due to using a ladder that was not extended 3' beyond the upper landing surface to gain access to the roof ridge.  b)  Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet due to using a ladder that was not extended 3' beyond the ladder jack platform to gain access to the working platform.

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.1053(b)(5)(i):  Non-self-supporting ladders shall be used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).  a) Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet due to using a ladder that was not placed within 1/4 of the working length of the ladder from the base of the building.  b)  Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet due to using a ladder that was not placed within 1/4 of the working length of the ladder from the base of the building.

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to fall and electrical hazards ranging from approximately 15 feet to 22 feet due to the employer not providing 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.

Issued

May 2, 2024

Abate by

May 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.1053(b)(12):  Ladders shall have nonconductive siderails if they are used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment.  Worksite: On or about March 14, 2024, employees were exposed to an electrocution hazard while using a conductive ladder near an electrical service.