OSHA Inspection: OJR CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  LOCATION: the rooftop of 15 Elko St. Brighton, MA On or about September 28:  The employer exposed employees to eye injuries, while using nail guns when eye protection was not used or provided.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

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.  LOCATION: the rooftop of 15 Elko St. Brighton, MA On or about September 28th 2023:  Employees were exposed to falls of over 15 feet, while working on a roof when the employer installed scaffold planks which extended more than 18 inches over the supporting surface without determining the tipping weight or installing guard rails.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3):Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.  LOCATION: 15 Elko St, Boston, MA  The employer exposed employees to fall hazards when a competent person was not present on the jobsite.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  LOCATION: The roofing site at 15 Elko St. in Brighton, MA  On or about September 28th, 2023 OJR Construction Inc. exposed employees to falls of 27 feet to the ground below when fall protection was not used or provided.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(h)(2)(i):The area below the scaffold was not barricaded, and employees were not prohibited from entering the hazard area.  LOCATION: the jobsite at 15 Elko St. Brighton, MA  On or about September 28th, 2023 OJR Construction Inc. did not ensure that the area below the scaffold was barricaded, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(1):Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m)  LOCATION: the jobsite at 15 Elko St. Brighton, MA On or about September 28th, 2023: An employee fell to his death while climbing a ladder jack scaffold which exceeded 20 feet in height.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

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  LOCATION: the rooftop of 15 Elko St. Brighton, MA  On or about September 28th, 2023 OJR Construction Inc. used a ladder to access the pick at the top of the ladder-scaffold system in place where the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(8):Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder.  LOCATION: the rooftop of 15 Elko St. Brighton, MA On or about September 28th, 2023:  The employer exposed employees to fall and struck by hazards while working on ladders which were within the pathway of vehicular traffic.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(9):The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear  LOCATION: the jobsite at 15 Elko St. Brighton, MA On or about September 28th, 2023:   Employees were not provided clear access to the worksite when the employer allowed debris to accumulate at the bottom of ladders.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $5323.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(22):Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall  LOCATION: the jobsite at 15 Elko St. Brighton, MA On or about September 28th, 2023:   An employee fell 27 feet to the ground below, when the employer allowed him to carry materials while climbing a ladder.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $35491.00 · Current $35491.00

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)  LOCATION: The roofing site at 15 Elko St. in Brighton, MA  On or about September 28th, 2023 OJR Construction Inc. failed to protect each employee from falling when fall protection was not used or provided.

Issued

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  LOCATION: The roofing site at 15 Elko St. in Brighton, MA  On or about September 28th, 2023 OJR Construction Inc. failed to provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.