OSHA Inspection: BENERITO VELASQUEZ

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):  Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports:    (a)  Benerito Velasquez at 520 Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80206:  On and before March 22, 2012, the employer did not ensure the working platform on the fabricated frame scaffold was fully planked in that only one plank was placed on the scaffold. This condition exposed employees to a fall of of approximately 13-14 feet.

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(i):  Prefabricated scaffold access frames shall be specifically designed and constructed for use as ladder rungs:    (a)  Benerito Velasquez at 520 Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80206:  On and before March 22, 2012, the exposing employer did not ensure that fabricated access frames were specifically designed and constructed for use as ladder rungs, in that employees climbed scaffold frames to access both tiers of the scaffold used at the jobsite. The scaffold frames were not designed to be used as a scaffold ladder access. This condition exposed employees to the hazard of falling from heights of approximately 13-14 feet.

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to the lower level:    (a)  Benerito Velasquez at 520 Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80206:  On and before March 22, 2012, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from a fall from elevation in that guardrails or other suitable fall protection were not properly installed on the working platform of the scaffolding. The scaffold used on the front side of the residential home lacked midrails, toprails, and endrails. This condition exposed employees to a fall of approximately 13-14 feet.

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Abate by

Apr 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800

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)  Benerito Velasquez at 520 Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80206:  On and before March 22, 2012 the employer did not ensure the fabricated frame scaffold had been inspected for visible defects by a competent person before use.  Without the inspections employees were exposed to scaffold fall hazards of approximately 13-14 feet.

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Abate by

Apr 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): The scaffold was erected, moved, dismantled, or altered without the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling, or alteration:    (a)  Benerito Velasquez at 520 Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80206:  On and before March 22, 2012 the employer did not ensure a fabricated frame scaffold was erected with the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling, or alteration. Two employees erected a scaffold section that was   two-frames wide, two-levels high in front of the residential building without the supervision of a qualified competent person. This condition exposed employees to falls of approximately 13-14 feet.