OSHA Inspection: BRAVECO, INC.

Issued

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):     Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports:      (a)  The scaffold platform where employees were working was not fully planked.  There was one foot gap between the plank and the scaffold upright exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 14 feet.          Corrected during inspection.

Issued

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:        (a)  Employees working on a scaffolding 14 feet above ground level, applying stucco to the building, were not protected from falling to a lower level by a guardrail system, personal fall protection or a safety net system.        Corrected during inspection.

Issued

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:        (a)  Employees  had not been trained to recognize hazards associated with working on a scaffolding.  The scaffolding the employees were working on had an incomplete guardrail on the highest working level (14 feet), and was not fully planked.        Abatement verification is required for this item.