OSHA Inspection: HOME HANDYMAN SERVICE INC.

Issued

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:      a) On or about 10/04/16, on a residential construction jobsite at 43 Bidwell Pkwy, Buffalo , NY:  Employees engaged in  residential construction work including roofing  work , were not trained to recognize potential hazards on this type of jobsite,  including but not limited to falls from roofs, ladders, and scaffolds,  training on erection and other regulations pertaining to ladder jack scaffolds,  electrical hazards, unguarded tools/machines, fire hazards, and the need for personal protective equipment to protect them from various hazards. They also were not trained in the applicable OSHA regulations to control or eliminate these hazards.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Where scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers, stairway-type ladders, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used for access:    a) On or about 10/04/16, on the porch roof of a residential construction jobsite at 43 Bidwell Pkwy, Buffalo , NY:  A  ladder jack scaffold  was erected with the brackets on the outside (street side) of the support ladders. The employees had to climb over the brackets to get on the pik which was approx. 8 ft. above the porch roof.  A separate access ladder was not provided.      NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end.   a) On or about 10/04/16, on a residential construction jobsite at 43 Bidwell Pkwy, Buffalo , NY:  Employees were on an approx. 20 ft. long aluminum pik of a ladder jack scaffold erected on the porch roof of a house while engaged in roofing work. The pik extended over the end of the left support bracket by approx.  2 ft. and extended over the end of the right support bracket by approx. 3 ft.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3500.00 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) On or about 10/04/16, on a residential construction jobsite at 43 Bidwell Pkwy, Buffalo ,NY: Employees engaged in roofing work were exposed to potential falls of approx.  10 ft. from the low sloped porch roof and up to approx. 22 ft. from the upper roof which was a steep roof with a pitch of approx. 7 in 12.  No adequate fall protection system was being utilized.        NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED