OSHA Inspection: LABANDA GUTTERS, LLC

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2483.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.451(g)(1)(vii):  Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level, was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Location: 589 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06901  On or about April 17, 2025, employees working on a ladder jack scaffold installing Hardie plank siding were not provided with fall protection and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet.

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.451(f)(7):  Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration.  Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Location: 589 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06901  On or about April 17, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the ladder jack scaffold was erected, used and/or altered under the direct supervision of a competent person.

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.454(a)(1):  The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.  Location: 589 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06901  On or about April 17, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees installing Hardie plank siding from a ladder jack scaffold were trained to recognize the hazards related to the scaffold and the procedures to control or minimize these hazards.

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.454(b):  The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  Location: 589 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06901  On or about April 17, 2025, the employer did not ensure that each employee involved in the erection and use of a ladder jack scaffold was trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the scaffold while installing Hardie plank siding.

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2483.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.501(b)(13):  Employees engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  Location: 589 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06901  On or about April 17, 2025,  the employer did not ensure that employees working on a third floor balcony at an approximate height of 24 feet were protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest systems while installing Hardie plank siding.

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1926.503(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.  Location: 589 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06901  On or about April 17, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on a balcony at approximately 24 feet without fall protection training.