OSHA Inspection: J & D STUCCO, INC.

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i):  Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.    (a) On or about March 22, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards when they were working from a five-level scaffold and a six-level scaffold that were not fully planked around a firehouse under construction at 2201 Lake Ave. in Pueblo, Colorado.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

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:  (a) On or about March 22, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards when they were working from a scaffold that had unstable footings.     Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4):  Part(s) of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired.  (a) On or about March 22, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards when they were working from a five-level scaffold and a six-level scaffold with planking that was cracked, split, splintering, and otherwise damaged at a firehouse under construction at 2201 Lake Ave. in Pueblo, Colorado.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 March 22, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards when they were working from a five-level scaffold and a six-level scaffold that had not been inspected prior to the start of work each day by a competent person at a firehouse under construction at 2201 Lake Ave. in Pueblo, Colorado.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

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 March 22, 2012, and at times prior employees were exposed to fall hazards when they accessed the top three levels of the five-level scaffold and top four levels of the six-level scaffold by climbing the crossbraces.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(5)(i):  Ramps and walkways 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels did not have guardrail systems that comply with subpart M of this part -- Fall Protection:  (a) On or about March 22, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards when they accessed the roof from the scaffold using ramps that were not guarded at a firehouse under construction at 2201 Lake Ave. in Pueblo, Colorado.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i):  Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.  (a) On or about March 22, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from a five-level scaffold and a six-level scaffold with incomplete guardrails at a firehouse under construction at 2201 Lake Ave. in Pueblo, Colorado.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

May 21, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii):   A toeboard 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:  (a) On or about March 22, 2012, and at times prior, toeboards were not erected along all scaffold platforms on which employees were working at a firehouse under construction at 2201 Lake Ave. in Pueblo, Colorado.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").