OSHA Inspection: PREMIUM FRAMING INC

Issued

Sep 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   (a) Location: 2 Sherwood Drive, Methuen, MA 01844 On or about 9/10/14, employees were not protected from eye injury while using a pneumatic nailer and circular saw while cutting and installing roof sheathing.

Issued

Sep 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(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.  (a) Location: 2 Sherwood Drive, Methuen, MA 01844 On or about 9/10/14, scaffolds were not erected under the supervision of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.

Issued

Sep 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) 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 employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  (a) Location: On the roof On or about 9/10/14, an employee was not protected form falling more than 6 feet while working on a roof.

Issued

Sep 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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) Location: 2 Sherwood Drive, Methuen, MA 01844 On or about 9/10/14, employees were not protected from falling while using a portable extension ladder which did not extend above the top landing at least 3 feet.

Issued

Sep 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.   (a) Location: 2 Sherwood Drive, Methuen, MA 01844 On or about 9/10/14, employees were not protected from falling while using a portable extension ladder at an angle less than one-quarter the working length of the ladder.

Issued

Sep 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:   (a) Location: 2 Sherwood Drive, Methuen, MA 01844 On or about 9/10/14, the employer did not ensure a portable extension ladder was inspected prior to use.

Issued

Sep 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately:    (a) Location: 2 Sherwood Drive, Methuen, MA 01844 On or about 9/10/14, an extension with bent and broken rungs and side rails was not taken out of service.

Issued

Sep 19, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:  (a) Location: 2 Sherwood Drive, Methuen, MA, 01844 On or about 9/10/14, the employer did not provide training for employees who work on portable ladders.