OSHA Inspection: CARLOS PATRICIO

Issued

Jan 30, 2012

Abate by

Feb 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):     When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portableladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps,walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall beused. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    a. On or about October 5, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing tuck pointing operations from a ladder jack scaffold was not provided with an access ladder or equivalent safe means, thereby exposing the employee to falls.

Issued

Jan 30, 2012

Abate by

Feb 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i):     Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, orladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;    a. On or about October 5, 2011 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was conducting tuckpointing operations from a ladder jack scaffold approximately twenty feet above the ground was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.