OSHA Inspection: DUMITRU MARANDICI DBA F.A. HOME IMPROVEMENT

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $398.00 · Current $398.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1):The employer did not submit to the Agency 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.  Dumitru Marandici dba F.A. Home Improvement. failed to submit documents to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date verifying  that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:  Citation Number                      Item  Number                 Abatement Date 01                                                    01                                       01/29/2025 01                                                    02                                      01/29/2025 01                                                    03                                       02/12/2025 01                                                    04                                      01/29/2025 01                                                    05                                       01/29/2025  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.304(i)(1): Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose the portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely cause tooth breakage. the hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be positive, reliable, and in true alignment with the saw; and the mounting shall be adequate in strength to resist any reasonable side thrust or other force tending to throw it out of line.  On or about December 12, 2024, employees were exposed to amputation hazards while using a hand-fed ripsaw (table saw) without the guard covering the portion of blade extending above the table.   Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  On or about December 12, 2024, employees performing residential construction activities were not protected from falls, exposing employees to an 11 foot fall.   Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  On or about December 12, 2024,  employees performing construction activities exceeding six feet were not trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards, exposing the employees to a fall of 11 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(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; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  On or about December 12, 2024, employees used an "A" frame ladder that did not extend three feet past the upper landing, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.  On or about December 12, 2024, employees accessing an upper landing used an "A" frame ladder in the closed position, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).