OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN HOME TECHNOLOGY

Issued

2018-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.    Location: 16 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06513  The 12 foot high scaffold platform on the ladder jack scaffold was not equipped with a safe means of access.

Issued

2018-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $2217.00

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.  Location: 16 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06513  The ladder jack scaffold with a scaffold platform 12 feet above the ground was not erected, moved, altered and dismantled under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, alteration and dismantling.

Issued

2018-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

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:  Location: 16 East Main Street, East Haven, CT 06513  The 12 foot high scaffold platform spanning between the American 28 foot fiberglass ladder and a 32 foot aluminum ladder as part of a ladder jack scaffold was not equipped with a fall protection system

Issued

2018-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.    Location: 16 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06513  a) The 10 foot wide, 112 foot long 4 in 12 pitch roof with a 10 to 13 foot fall distance to the ground was not equipped with a fall protection system.  b) The 20 foot wide, 112 foot long low sloped roof with a 10 to 13 foot fall distance to the ground was not equipped with a fall protection system.