OSHA Inspection: ROY CLEMENTS & SON, INC.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    a)  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on form bracket scaffolds which were not 18 inches wide.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:    a)  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11' 5'' while working from form bracket scaffolds.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(6):  Each employee on ramps, runways, and other walkways was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems:    a)  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13.8 feet while using a ramp to access concrete forms.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Dec 30, 2011

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a)  Employees were not provided the training to recognize and control the hazards associated with working from scaffolding.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):  Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:    a)  Employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while installing and removing concrete forms in the foundation excavation.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.