OSHA Inspection: FOUR SUNS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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) Location - Bishopgate Road, Newton, MA:  On or about 10/1/15, employees were not protected from over head hazards while working below roofers.

Issued

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:    (a) Location - Bishopgate Road, Newton, MA:  On or about 10/1/15, employees were not protected from injuries when working with an electric powered table saw that had the guard removed.

Issued

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.  (a) Location - Bishopgate Road, Newton, MA: On or about 10/1/15, employees were exposed to electrical shock and burns while using electrical receptacles that were not GFCI protected.

Issued

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    (a) Location - Bishopgate Road, Newton, MA:  On or about 10/1/15, employees were exposed to falls when working on a ladderjack scaffold and proper access to scaffold was not provided.

Issued

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  (a) Location - Bishopgate Road, Newton, MA: On or about 10/1/15, employees were not protected from falling while working from a scaffold that was greater than 16 feet above a lower level.

Issued

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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 - Bishopgate Road, Newton, MA:  On or about 10/1/15, employees were exposed to falls when using a portable ladder that was damaged was not withdrawn from service.