OSHA Inspection: UNITED MASONRY INCORPORATED OF VIRGINIA

Issued

Sep 2, 2009

Abate by

Sep 15, 2009

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

Title 40.1-51.1(a) Code of Virginia:  At this inspection site, 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 fall and
collapse hazards while engaged in
masonry/bricklaying operations at a commercial building construction site.
On April 21, 2009, at approximately 12:50 p.m., eight masonry workers were
injured when the elevated scaffold
they were working on collapsed.  Emergency personnel from Leesburg,
Loudoun Rescue and Sterling responded
to the construction site.  Loudoun County Department of Fire and Rescue
reported this catastrophe to the Manassas
Office of the Virginia Department of Labor & Industry (VOSH) at
approximately 2:00 p.m. and informed that the
victims had been transported to area hospitals.  Four were admitted and
three were treated and released.  No annual
inspection of the scaffold was conducted.
One feasible and acceptable method, among others, to correct this hazard
is for the employer to comply with Section
6.5 of the ANSI/SIA A92.9-1993 Standard for Mast-Climbing Work Platforms,
which requires the owner to "cause
an ANNUAL INSPECTION to be performed on the Mast Climbing Work Platform no
later than thirteen (13)
months from the date of the prior annual inspection.  The inspection shall
be made by a person qualified on the
specific make and model of the Mast Climbing Work Platform.  The
inspection shall include all items specified by
the manufacturer for an annual inspection."  The employer shall also
retain the following records for three years;
Operator training; written records of all repairs; and written records of
the frequent and annual inspections.

Issued

Sep 2, 2009

Abate by

Sep 6, 2009

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

Issued

Sep 2, 2009

Abate by

Oct 5, 2009

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500