OSHA Inspection: SIERRA MASONRY

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:    On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to eye injuries while they used pneumatic nail/staple guns without eye protection.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):  Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a) On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to falls of up to 25 feet while they worked on scaffold levels which were not fully planked.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4):  Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm):    a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 10 feet when walking and working on scaffolding where the platforms did not extend 6 inches over the centerline of the scaffold supports (bearers) and in some cases did not sit on the scaffold supports.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards because the fabricated frame scaffold they used was not inspected for defects by a competent person.  The scaffold was missing guardrails, planks, mudsills and ladders.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, employees were exposed to falls while they worked on scaffold that had not been erected by adequately trained employees under the supervision of a qualified competent person.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedure(s) to control or minimize those hazards:                        a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, employees who erected and used a fabricated frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards because they had not been trained to use that type of scaffold and recognize the hazards associated with its use.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): Where guardrails were not installed along the front edge of the platform or all employees were not protected from falling with the use of personal fall arrest systems, the front edge of the scaffold platform during plastering and lathing operations was more than 18 inches from the face of the work:    a) On or about April 13, 2011, and at times previous, masonry employees were exposed to falls of up to 25 feet while performing lathing work because the fabricated frame scaffold was 27 inches from the face of the work and employees did not utilize any type of fall protection.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, employees (subcontractors) were exposed to fall hazards of up to 25 feet while they walked and worked on upper levels of scaffolding without adequate guardrails or another fall protection system.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8):  Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface:    a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards as they stepped from fabricated frame scaffold to the roof of a house.  The scaffold was approximately 27 inches away from the roof.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1):  Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section:    a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times previous, masonry employees were exposed to falls while they worked on a 25 feet high scaffold which was less than 6 feet wide and which was not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing or equivalent means.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):  Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:      a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, employees were exposed to falls while they worked on a 25 feet high scaffold which stood in dirt and had two legs which were not fully supported by mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  The base plates of the scaffold legs were placed in a manner so that only half the foot rested on the mud sill.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2):  Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would secure vertical members together laterally, and the cross braces were not of such length as would  automatically square and align vertical members so that the erected scaffold was always plumb, level, and square:    a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards while they worked on fabricated frame scaffolding which did not have vertical members that were secured together laterally.  A section of scaffold set up on the roof used only one vertical member with the cross braces secured to the roof instead of a second vertical member.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were other provisions of paragraph (b) of this section used to provide an alternative fall protection measure:      a)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to falls of 10 feet and greater while they walked on and worked from a roof without any means of fall protection.    b)  On or about April 13, 2011, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to falls of approximately 11 feet while they walked on and worked from a second floor balcony/deck that did not have guardrails or any other means of fall protection.