OSHA Inspection: A & J PAINTING LLC

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a):     The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there was an exposure to hazardous conditions or where this part indicates the need for using such equipment to reduce the hazards to the employees.    On or about March 30, 2012 on the east side of the structure, employees were exposed to head injuries while working beneath other employees on scaffolding without headgear.

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $625 Reduced

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.    On or about March 30, 2012 on the east side of the structure, employees were exposed to fall from heights hazards while working from scaffolding that did not bear on mud sills.

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    On or about March 30, 2012 on the east side of the structure, employees were exposed to fall from heights hazards while working from unstable scaffolding.

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.    On or about March 30, 2012 on the east side of the structure, employees were exposed to fall hazards when scaffolding was not erected by a competent person.

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $625 Reduced

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:    On or about March 30, 2012 on thew east side of the structure, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffolding that was bearing on footings that were not level.

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $625 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.    On or about March 30, 2012 on the east side of the structure, employees were exposed to fall hazards when a ladder was not available to access the scaffolding.

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i):     Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems were not installed before the scaffold was released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.    On or about March 30, 2012 on the east side of the structure, employees were exposed to fall from heights hazards while working from scaffolding without guardrails on the open sides.

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $625 Reduced

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, except on float (ship) scaffolds where an edging of 3/4 x 1 1/2 inch (2 x 4 cm) wood or equivalent may be used in lieu of toeboards;    On or about March 30, 2012 on the east side of the structure, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while working without headgear beneath other employees on scaffolding that did not have toeboards installed.

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2):     Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which secured vertical members together laterally. The cross braces were not of such length as will automatically square and align vertical members so that the erected scaffold was always plumb, level, and square. All brace connections were not secured.    On or about March 30, 2012 on the east side of the structure, employees were exposed to fall from heights while working from scaffolding that was not completely crossbraced.

Issued

Aug 9, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):     Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:        On or about March 30, 2012 on the east side of the structure under construction, employees were exposed to fall hazards when they accessed the 6 in 12 pitch roof from the sccaffolding without fall protection.