OSHA Inspection: NDL LANDSCAPING LLC

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,659 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.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, two employees were not protected, by helmets, from flying or falling objects, while working below another employee standing on a residential roof.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,659 Reduced

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29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, employees were not wearing protective eyewear while exposed to flying particles from stripping building materials off the side of a residential structure.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

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29 CFR  1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, the employer did not ensure that the ladder-jack scaffold components were capable of supporting the weight transmitted to it.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person.   a) Jobsite, left side of house: On or about 6/5/2024, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold system was designed by a qualified person for the intended load.  b) Jobsite, right side of house: On or about 6/5/2024, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold system was designed by a qualified person for the intended load.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not 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.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffold platforms where the planks extended approximately 3 feet beyond their support.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.   a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, proper access within 2 feet of a ladder-jack scaffold platform was not provided.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(1): Ladder jack scaffold platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m).  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from a ladder-jack scaffold system that was approximately 24 feet above the ground level.   b) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while working from a ladder-jack scaffold system that was approximately 20 feet 9 inches above the ground level.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

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29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee 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 employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b).   a) Roof: On or about 6/5/2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of greater than 21 feet while performing residential roofing work without any means of fall protection.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, the employer did not ensure that personal fall arrest lanyards were connected to the center of the harness wearer's back.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $2,489 Reduced

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29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, employees were using a ladder as a scaffold platform.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, the employer did not ensure the area around the base of the ladder was kept clear.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Abate by

Sep 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $233 Reduced

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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.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, the employer did not ensure that employees were trained to recognize the hazards associated with working on scaffolds.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Abate by

Sep 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $233 Reduced

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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.  a) Jobsite: On or about 6/5/2024, the employer did not create a written certification record verifying that employees received adequate fall protection training when exposed to fall hazards.