OSHA Inspection: MELLOW BROTHERS PAINTING COMPANY

Issued

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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) Mellow Brothers Painting Company did not ensure that scaffolding provided for use at the site was erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffolding erection.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Ladder jack scaffold platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):    a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 24 feet during the performance of work from a ladder jack scaffold that exceeded to 20 foot maximum permissible height for ladder jack scaffolding.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1240.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswain's chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold, was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 24 feet during the performance of work from a ladder jack scaffolding without the benefit of fall protection.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(iii): Each employee on a crawling board (chicken ladder) was not protected by a personal fall arrest system, a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity), or by a three-fourth inch (1.9 cm) diameter grabline or equivalent handhold securely fastened beside each crawling board:    a) Employees working with a subcontractor employee were exposed to the hazard of falling from a pitched roof having a ground to eave height of approximately 21 feet during the performance of work from a chicken ladder placed on the roof deck.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record:    a) Mellow Brothers Painting Company did not prepare written certification records related to employee fall protection training.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).