OSHA Inspection: WELLS DIVERSIFIED SERVICES CORP.

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Dec 27, 1990

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
a) on 6/26/90 - employees were exposed to a falling hazard of 35 ft.
while working on a horizontal wire rope supported scaffold system
(catenary scaffold). The employees were exposed to a fall hazard by:
1) overloading the scaffold, 2) the scaffold was not equipped with
hook stops, 3) safety belt lanyards were not attached to an
independent line.
Among other means of feasible and acceptable methods of abatement is to
instruct employees in the design limitations of a catenary scaffold as
stipulated by ANSI A10.8 1977, section 22 paragraph 22.4j. To provide
hook shaped stops on each end of the staging memeber. As stipulated by
ANSI 10.8 1977, section 22 paragraph 22.1 and to ensure the safety belt
lanyard is secured to a member other than the scaffold as per ANSI 10.8
- 1977, section 22 paragraph 22.6.

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Dec 27, 1990

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Jan 29, 1991

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Jan 29, 1991

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Jan 29, 1991

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Dec 27, 1990

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Dec 27, 1990

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Dec 27, 1990

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Dec 27, 1990

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Dec 24, 1990

Abate by

Jan 8, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced