OSHA Inspection: OMEGA MASONRY, LLC

Issued

2011-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):  When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Cross braces shall not be used as a means of access.    a. On or about June 3, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, approximately fifteen (15) feet above the ground, that was not provided with a means of access, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2011-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.    a. On or about June 3, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, approximately fifteen (15') and eighteen (18') feet above the ground, were not protected from falls. Thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.