OSHA Inspection: SKOWRON WIESLAW

Issued

Dec 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 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 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 July 21, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing stucco operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, eighteen (18') feet ten (10") inches above the ground, were exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of guardrails.    b.  On or about July 21, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing stucco operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twelve (12') feet seven (7") inches above the ground, were exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of guardrails.