MOFFETT FIELD, CA ·
OSHA Inspection: SAFWAY SCAFFOLDING
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SAFWAY SCAFFOLDING in HANGAR 1, MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 332831353.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SAFWAY SCAFFOLDING
- Site address
- HANGAR 1
- City
- MOFFETT FIELD
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 94035
- Mailing
- 4072 B TEAL COURT, BENICIA, CA 94510
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238990
- Employees
- 34
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 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. Hangar 1 Project, Moffett Field - On 2/29/12, a laborer descending Systems scaffolding on the north side of the hangar, climbed vertically downward on the components instead of using an approved access route such as a ladder. The laborer fell approximately 21', his fall being broken by a horizontal runner 7' above grade before landing of the hangar's concrete floor.
Recent events (3)
- · R (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. a. Hangar 1 Project, Moffett Field - On 2/29/12, an untrained, unauthorized laborer was dismantling Systems scaffolding prior to losing his balance and falling approximately 21'. His fall was broken by a horizontal runner 7' above grade before landing on the hangar's concrete floor.
Recent events (3)
- · 2 (S) $7000
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
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: a. Hangar 1 Project, Moffett Field - On 2/29/12, a laborer dismantling Systems scaffolding was required to wear fall protection. After losing his balance he fell approximately 21', his fall being broken by a horizontal runner 7' above grade, and then landing on the hangar's concrete floor. The laborer did not receive the required fall protection training.
Recent events (3)
- · R (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.503 B01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. a. Hangar 1 Project, Moffett Field - Noted on or about 3/26/12 , fall protection training records for the scaffolding crew did not include the signature of the person conducting the training or the signature of the employer.
Recent events (3)
- · R (O) $500
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1904.7 B03
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.7 (b)(3): When an injury or illness involved one or more days away from work, the employer did not record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 log with a check mark in the space for cases involving days away from work: Hangar 1 Project, Moffett Field - Noted on or about 3/28/12, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illnesses correctly on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2012. a. On 2/29/12, a laborer was injured after falliing approximately 21" from Systems scaffolding. His injuries resulted in four days away from work and were not recorded on the OSHA 300 log.
Recent events (3)
- · 2 (O) $0
- · C (O) $1000
- · Z (O) $1000
1904.40 A
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours. Hangar 1 Project, Moffett Field - On or about 3/26/12, the employer failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records to an authorized representative within the allotted time period.
Recent events (3)
- · R (O) $0
- · C (O) $1000
- · Z (O) $1000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 332831353.
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