OSHA Inspection: D L DAY MASONRY

Issued

Aug 25, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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 fromfalling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employeeson 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:    On or about 8/16/11 during construction activities including but not limited to masonry and tuck pointing work from an elevated platform, the employer did not ensure employees working from an elevated platform were protected from fall hazards approximately 30 feet, by ensuring each platform was protected by a guardrail system.

Issued

Aug 25, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): \r\n\r\nEach platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricatedplatform) shall be installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary (for example, to fit around uprights when side brackets are usedto extend the width of the platform):\r\n\r\nOn or about 8/16/11 during construction activities including but not limited to masonry and tuck pointing work from an elevated platform, the employer did not ensure employees working from an elevated platform were protected from fall hazards approximately 30 feet, by ensuring each platform was fully planked.

Issued

Aug 25, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(ii): \r\n\r\nWhere scaffolds must be used in areas that the employer can demonstrate are so narrow thatplatforms and walkways cannot be at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide, such platforms and walkways shall be as wide as feasible, and employees on thoseplatforms and walkways shall be protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails and/or personal fall arrest systems:\r\n\r\nOn or about 8/16/11 during construction activities including but not limited to masonry and tuck pointing work from an elevated platform, the employer did not ensure employees working on an outrigger platform approximately 9 inches, were protected from fall hazards approximately 30 feet, by ensuring each platform and walkway was protected by guardrails and/or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Aug 25, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 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 ofmore than four to one (4:1) shall be restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as follows:    On or about 8/16/11 during construction activities including but not limited to masonry and tuck pointing work from an elevated platform, the employer did not ensure a supported scaffold with a ratio more than 4:1 was restrained from tipping by properly bracing the scaffold to the structure.

Issued

Aug 25, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): \r\n\r\nWhen portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder\'s length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support:\r\n\r\nOn or about 8/16/11 during construction activities including but not limited to masonry and tuck pointing work from an elevated platform, the employer did not ensure a ladder to access the working platform was extended three feet above the upper landing surface or a grasping device was provided to assist in mounting and dismounting the ladder.

Issued

Aug 25, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a personqualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to controlor minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    On or about 8/16/11 during construction activities including but not limited to masonry and tuck pointing work from an elevated platform, the employer did not ensure each employee working on a supported scaffold were trained in the hazards associated with scaffolding.