OSHA Inspection: HOMER CONTRACTING, INC.

Issued

2018-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1386.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:    a) 256 Providence St., Worcester, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 4 employee were observed working from the pump jack scaffold installed at this address without any fall protection at heights over 11 feet above the ground below.

Issued

2018-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:    a) 256 Providence St., Worcester, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 4 employee were observed working from the pump jack scaffold installed at this address without any of the 7 support upright pumps having been secured at the bottom of the pole.

Issued

2018-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1386.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):  a) 256 Providence St., Worcester, MA: On or about May 23, 2018 4 employee were observed working from the pump jack scaffold installed at this address and the access ladder they were observed using was set at a .9 to 1 angle where the horizontal distance was nearly equal to the working height of the ladder.