OSHA Inspection: CUSTOM RETAINING WALLS

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $816 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I):  Protection was not provided to avoid damage to flexible cords and cables used for temporary wiring which passed through doorways or other pinch points:        (a)  On or about 6/1/12, at the front of the building, an orange extension cord that was used to connect the DeWalt saw to the power source inside the building was run through the open doorway and was not protected from damage.  The employees were exposed to electrical shock and/or burns.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1):   Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:    (a)  On or about 6/1/12, at the front of the building, the extension cord that was being used to power the DeWalt saw was damaged.  The employees were exposed to the hazard of electrical shock and/or burns.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):   Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports:      (a)  On or about 6/1/12, on the side and front of the building, the scaffold platforms were not fully planked on levels where the employees were working.  The employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i):  The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length, extended over its support more than 12 inches:    (a) On or about 6/6/12, on the front and side of the building, several scaffold platforms had planks that extended more than 12 inches beyond the support.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet to the concrete below in the event of the plank tipping.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,020 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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.        On or about 6/1/12, at the side of the building, an employee was observed using the end frame and crossbrace to descend from the ladder.  The employee was exposed to falls of approximately 13 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,428 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):  Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.        On or about 6/1/12, at the front corner of the building, guardrails were not installed along the end of the scaffold at the second level.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $816 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.        (a)  On or about 6/1/12, employees were working at the ground level at the front of the building and were not protected from falling objects by having toeboards or other protective devices installed on the scaffold platforms.  The employees were exposed to being struck by falling objects.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(5)(iii):  Scaffold side brackets were not used only to support personnel and were not designed for other loads by a qualified engineer and built to withstand the tipping forces caused by those other loads:      (a)  On or about June 1, 2012, at the front of the building, a bracket had been attached to the scaffold and was used to support materials rather than personnel.  The employees working on this scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet to the concrete below in the event of the scaffold tipping due to the weight of the materials.