OSHA Inspection: RYAN MONK

Issued

Dec 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    Ryan Monk, conducting work at 317 North Superior St., Toledo, OH: On or about October 11, 2011, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from head injury hazards by protective hard hats while working below employees who were repairing the Southwest wall of the five story commercial building. Employees were exposed to potential impact injuries caused by falling materials and/or equipment.    No additional abatement information is needed for this item.

Issued

Dec 21, 2011

Abate by

Jan 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

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.    Ryan Monk, conducting work at 317 North Superior St., Toledo, OH: On or about October 11, 2011, the employer failed to ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards while working from the tubular welded frame scaffold on the Southwest side of the five story commercial building. Employees were repairing the Southwest wall of that commercial building. The scaffold was erected on the roof of the adjacent three story commercial building and employees were exposed to approximately a 30 foot fall hazard from the scaffold to the roof below.    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, or written records.

Issued

Dec 21, 2011

Abate by

Jan 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

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.    Ryan Monk, conducting work at 317 North Superior St., Toledo, OH: On or about October 11, 2011, the employer did not ensure that employees, working from the tubular welded frame scaffold on the Southwest side of the five story commercial building, were trained by a person, who is qualified in the subject matter, to recognize the hazards associated with the type of the scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The scaffold was erected on the roof of the adjacent three story commercial building, and employees were exposed to approximately a 30 foot fall hazard from the scaffold to the roof below because they did not use any forms of fall protection while working from the scaffold.    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, or written records.

Issued

Dec 21, 2011

Abate by

Jan 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    Ryan Monk, conducting work at 317 North Superior St., Toledo, OH: On or about October 11, 2011, the employer did not ensure that employees received comprehensive training in the appropriate use of fall protection such as, but not limited to, the use of personal fall arrest systems, or alternative measures of fall protection while working on the roof of the three story commercial building. Employees did not use fall protection and were exposed to approximately a 30 foot fall hazard from the roof to the ground below.    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, or written records.

Issued

Dec 21, 2011

Abate by

Jan 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    Ryan Monk, conducting work at 317 North Superior St., Toledo, OH: On or about October 11, 2011, the employer failed to ensure that employees, working on the roof of the three story commercial building, were protected from fall hazards. One employee was required to work from the edge of the roof in order to bring components of the tubular welded frame scaffold to the roof, as well as lower those components to the ground below. Another employee was standing in a close proximity to the edge of the roof in order to observe vehicles that were parked in the alley below. Employees were exposed to approximately a 30 foot fall hazard from the roof to the ground below.    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, or written records.