OSHA Inspection: FELIPE CEDILLO DBA FELIPE CEDILLO

Issued

Sep 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(2): Suspension scaffold outrigger beams were not made of structural metal or equivalent strength material:    a)  The outrigger beams being used were 4x4 wooden members.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Sep 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(4)(i):  Suspension scaffold outrigger beams were not provided with stop bolts or shackles at both ends:\r\n\r\na)  No shackle or stop bolts were used.  The scaffold was connected to the outrigger with rope tied around the end of a 4x4 wooden member.\r\n\r\nNo abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Sep 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): In addition to the normal operating brake, suspension scaffold power-operated hoists and manually operated hoists did not have a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed:    a)  Employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold that did not have a braking device or locking pawl.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Sep 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17):  Manually operated hoists did not have a positive crank force to descend:    a)  Employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold where the manually operated hoist did not have a positive crank force to descend.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Sep 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Verical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, independent of the scaffold, and protected from sharp edges and abrasion:    a)  Vertical lifelines were not protected from abrasion.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Sep 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iv): Midrails were not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface:    No midrail was present on the scaffold.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.