OSHA Inspection: SCAFFOLD ERECTORS INC.

Issued

Dec 2, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,040 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(i):     The area below the scaffold was not barricaded, and employees of subcontractors were not prohibited from entering the hazard area.      Or in the alternative    29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii):     A toe board was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below, except on float (ship) scaffolds where an edging of 3/4 x 1 1/2 inch (2 x 4 cm) wood or equivalent may be used in lieu of toe boards;        Indian Head Casino Project-    (a) Workers of other contractors entering the building's West end and workers working from the scaffold above each other were potentially exposed to falling building materials located at the edge of scaffold planks located approx. 15 feet above the entrance.

Issued

Dec 2, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i):     Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:    Indian Head Casino Project- West side     (a) Several base plates of the 3 and 4 tier fabricated scaffold were shifting off their mud sills causing displacement.