OSHA Inspection: HT PLASTERING

Issued

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv):  Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:      a) On or about January 25, 2012, the employees were exposed to shock and burn hazards while using a hand held electric drill from which the cord's insulation was separated from the drill, during construction work at a site at 6156 E. Powers in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Issued

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)    a)  On or about January 25, 2012, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffolds that were not fully planked at 6156 E. Powers in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Issued

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    a)  On or about January 25, 2012, employees were exposed to fall hazards while getting on to, working from, and climbing off of scaffolding that had not been inspected to ensure their safety, prior to use at a construction site at 6156 E. Powers in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Issued

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  (a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARDS WHERE NECESSARY)    a)  On or about January 25, 2012, employees working on scaffolding at 6156 E. Powers in Greenwood Village, Colorado, were not trained to recognize and mitigate the hazards assocated with working on the scaffolding.

Issued

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):  Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a)  On or about January 25, 2012, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffolds that set in the mud without mud sills at 6156 E. Powers in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Issued

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):  When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, 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 other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    a)  On or about January 25, 2012, employees were exposed to fall hazards while getting on and off a scaffolding by climbing crossbraces at a construction site at 6156 E. Powers in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Issued

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $3600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a)  On or about January 25, 2012, three employees were exposed to fall hazards when they were working on a roof without fall protection at 6156 E. Powers in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Issued

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    a) On or about January 25, 2012, employees were exposed to fall hazards when they used a step ladder that was closed to access a scaffold at a construction site at 6156 E. Powers in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Issued

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16):  Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.    a) On or about January 25, 2012, employees were exposed to fall hazards when they used a step ladder with bent and twisted rails to access a scaffold at a construction site at 6156 E. Powers in Greenwood Village, Colorado.