OSHA Inspection: JSL CONTRACTORS INC

Issued

Dec 11, 2024

Abate by

Jan 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $388

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  As of December 9, 2024, the employer had not provided abatement certification for Inspection number 1742851, which was issued on August 29, 2024, and required abatement certification for Citation 1, Item 1, Item 2a, Item 2b, Item 3a, and Item 3b, which were due on October 9, 2024, with respect to a work location at 153 Green Street, Worcester, MA.

Issued

Dec 11, 2024

Abate by

Jan 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $388

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1):  The employer did not submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(1) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:   As of December 9, 2024, the employer had not provided abatement documentation for Inspection number 1742851, which was issued on August 29, 2024, and required abatement documentation for Citation 1, Item 2a, Item 2b, Item 3a, and Item 3b, which were due on October 9, 2024, with respect to a work location at 153 Green Street, Worcester, MA.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Abate by

Oct 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.300(b)(1): When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they were not equipped with such guards when in use:  153 Green Street, Worcester, MA: On or about April 22, 2024, and at times prior employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating an unguarded Hercules angle hand grinder.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Abate by

Oct 9, 2024

Penalty

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

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:   153 Green Street, Worcester, MA: On or about April 22, 2024, and at times prior two employees were observed on a second-floor unprotected edge next to an opening in the exterior wall leading out to the street, without guardrails, a safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Abate by

Oct 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(14): Ropes and straps (webbing) used in lanyards, lifelines, and strength components of body belts and body harnesses were not made from synthetic fibers:   153 Green Street, Worcester, MA: On or about April 22, 2024, and at times prior, two employees worked inside a Snorkel telescopic boom lift and utilized a rope as a lanyard which was not designed or manufactured to be a lanyard.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Abate by

Oct 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,000 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:   153 Green Street, Worcester, MA: On or about April 22, 2024, and at times prior, the employer had not provided a training program, which would enable employees to recognize fall hazards and on the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards, prior to exposure to fall from height hazards.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Abate by

Oct 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record:   153 Green Street, Worcester, MA: On or about April 22, 2024, and at times prior, the employer did not prepare 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.