OSHA Inspection: PENN STUCCO INC.

Issued

Sep 13, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):     Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:    a) Jobsite: 1824 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA. - On or about 5/29/12, the working platforms on the supported tubular welded frame scaffold were missing planks. Employees were performing masonry operations from the 3rd working platform, approximately 18 ft. above ground level.

Issued

Sep 13, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4):     Each end of a platform, unless cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, shall extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm).    a) Jobsite: 1824 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA. - On or about 5/29/12, the end of the platforms on the supported tubular welded frame scaffold  did not extended over the centerline of their support by at least 6 inches. Employees were performing masonry operations from the 3rd working platform, approximately 18 ft. above ground level.

Issued

Sep 13, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i):     Each end of a platform 10 feet or less in length shall not extend over its support more than 12 inches (30 cm) unless the platform is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.    a) Jobsite: 1824 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA. - On or about 5/29/12, the cantilevered portion of the platforms on the supported tubular welded frame scaffold extended more than 12 inches over their support which exposed the employees to tip over hazards. Employees were performing masonry operations from the 3rd working platform, approximately 18 ft. above ground level.

Issued

Sep 13, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1):     Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) shall be restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as follows:    a) Jobsite: 1824 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA. - On or about 5/29/12, the supported tubular welded frame scaffold, measuring approximately 25 ft in elevation and 5 ft in width, was not restrained from tipping or falling over.  Employees were performing masonry operations from the 3rd working platform, approximately 18 ft. above ground level.

Issued

Sep 13, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):     Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.    a) Jobsite: 1824 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA. - On or about 5/29/12, the supported tubular welded frame scaffold, was at risk of collapsing or shifting because the legs did not bear on base plates. Employees were performing masonry operations from the 3rd working platform, approximately 18 ft. above ground level

Issued

Sep 13, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):     When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    a) Jobsite: 1824 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA. - On or about 5/29/12, a safe means of access was not provided for employees working on the supported tubular welded frame scaffold. Employees were performing masonry operations from the 3rd working platform, approximately 18 ft. above ground level.

Issued

Sep 13, 2012

Abate by

Sep 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):     For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    a) Jobsite: 1824 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA. - On or about 5/29/12, employees were not provided with a fall protection system while working from a supported tubular welded frame scaffold.  Employees were performing masonry operations from the 3rd working platform, approximately 18 ft. above ground level.

Issued

Sep 13, 2012

Abate by

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer shall have each employee who performs 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. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    a) Jobsite: 1824 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA. - On or about 5/29/12, employees were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with their work while working from a  supported tubular welded frame scaffold.