OSHA Inspection: KINGS PAINTING & CONSTRUCTION SERV. LLC

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i):     Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    Worksite: The foreman was performing work while on a scaffold at heights between approximately 11'6" and 12'5" above the pavement without fall protection.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1):     The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area:    Worksite: The foreman who was exposed to fall hazards while performing work while on a scaffold was not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 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.    Worksite: The foreman and another employee moved and dismantled scaffolds at the front of the building and erected scaffolds at the rear of the building without the direction of a competent person.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4):     Ladders used to support ladder jacks were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping:    Worksite: Employees used ladders to support ladder jacks at the front and rear of the building that were not placed or equipped with devices to prevent slipping.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5):     Scaffold platforms shall not be bridged one to another:    Worksite: The foreman was performing work from ladder jack scaffolding which employed a total of three sections, the mid-section or bridge placed on top of a section of scaffold at either end.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):     Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    Worksite: Four employees were engaged in construction on a high slope 8 in 12 pitch roof at heights between 14 and 26 feet without fall protection.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    Worksite: Employees who were exposed to fall hazards while working on a high slope 8 in 12 pitch roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface being accessed:    Worksite: The employees were using portable, extension ladders to gain access to the roof and scaffold platforms. The side rails of the ladders were not extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i):     Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):    Worksite: Employees were engaged in construction using ladder jack scaffolds at the rear of the building for which each of four support ladders was being used at an angle of approximately 2:1.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16):     Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:    Worksite: The employees were using a portable ladder that had faulty or defective components to gain access to the roof.

Issued

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii):     The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:    Worksite: The employees who were exposed to fall and other hazards had not been trained by a competent person in the proper placement of ladders.