OSHA Inspection: JOSEPH PILKINGTON

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $4,148

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.  a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, employees were not protected from falling or flying objects while working on the ground below roofers, without protective helmets.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

General-duty citation text

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 October 21, 2024, employees were not wearing protective glasses while stripping and installing a roof, exposing them to flying particles.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

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.  [29 CFR 1926 Subpart L, Appendix A(2)(k)]:  Maximum intended load-25 lb/ft2. However, not more than two employees shall occupy any platform at any one time. Maximum span between supports shall be 8 feet.  a)  Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, the employer permitted three employees to work from Ladder-Jack scaffolding platforms where the maximum span between supports was greater than eight feet.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide.  a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from a wooden 2x10 ladder jack scaffold plank that was not at least 12" wide, when installing a roof, approximately 20'6" above the ground level.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).                  a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when the employer allowed employees to erect and work from a ladder jack scaffold platform using aluminum ladders that was less than ten feet from live electrical circuits.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section.  a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20'6" while working from a ladder jack scaffold to install a roof, without any means of fall protection.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m).  a)  Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, the employer allowed employees to work from a ladder jack scaffold that was approximately 20'6" above the ground level.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another.  a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, the employer allowed employees to work from a ladder jack scaffold where the planks were bridged (overlapped) from one support to another.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $4,148

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.  a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(3): Ladders were loaded beyond the maximum intended load for which they are built.  a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, two employees were observed over-loading a portable extension ladder by climbing it with material, at the same time.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(21): Employees were not grasping the ladder with at least one hand when progressing up and/or down the ladder.            a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while ascending a ladder while carrying roofing materials in one hand, which did not allow them to maintain three points of contact on the ladder at all times and an imbalance condition.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall.  a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards when ascending a ladder, while carrying roofing materials that could have caused loss of balance.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $32,265 · Current $32,265

General-duty citation text

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) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on a roof, approximately 20'6" above the lower level, without any means of fall protection.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $388

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.  a) Jobsite: On or about October 21, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees were trained to recognize the hazards associated with working on scaffolds.

Issued

Jan 7, 2025

Abate by

Feb 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $388

General-duty citation text

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 October 21, 2024, the employer did not create a written certification record verifying that employees received adequate fall protection training for employees exposed to fall hazards.