OSHA Inspection: TOM JASKOWSKI CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2024-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3227.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) Rooftop, various locations; On or about November 6, 2024, workers engaged in roofing activities from the steep-slope roof of a commercial structure were not effectively protected from falls while working at approximate heights ranging between 8-feet, 9-inches to 10-feet, 3-inches above ground level.

Issued

2024-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   (a) Rooftop, various locations; On or about November 6, 2024, employees exposed to fall hazards were not adequately trained to recognize fall hazards and/or the procedures to be followed to minimize fall hazards.

Issued

2024-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3227.00 Reduced

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) West side of existing building; On or about November 6, 2024, a Werner model D1524-2 aluminum 24-foot extension ladder placed at ground level and used by employees to access the roof, was not adjusted to allow for the side rails to extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface, was not equipped with a grasping device(s) and was not effectively secured to prevent displacement.  (b) West side of existing building; On or about November 6, 2024, a Little Giant model 22 Velocity multi-position articulating ladder placed at ground level and used as an extension ladder by employees to access the roof, was not adjusted to allow for the side rails to extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface, was not equipped with a grasping device(s) and was not effectively secured to prevent displacement.

Issued

2024-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear:   (a) West side of existing building, ground level; On or about November 6, 2024, debris was not kept clear around the base of a Werner model D1524-2 aluminum 24-foot extension ladder and a Little Giant model 22 Velocity multi-position articulating ladder used to access elevated work areas as part of roofing operations.

Issued

2024-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   (a)  West side of existing building; On or about November 6, 2024, training was not provided to inform employees how to properly set up, use, and inspect ladders before they used a Werner model D1524-2 aluminum 24-foot extension ladder and a Little Giant model 22 Velocity multi-position articulating ladder to access elevated work areas as part of roofing operations.