OSHA Inspection: EPIFANIO HERNANDEZ

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1):     Scaffold(s) and scaffold(s) component(s) were not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:    At the site, standing on a 2 X 6 board while applying siding, workers were exposed to falls in excess of 10 feet.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i):     Footings were not level, sound, rigid and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:    At the site, on a pump jack scaffold, where employees were applying exterior siding, the scaffold legs were sitting on pieces of wood which were not level or stable, exposing employees to falls in excess of 14'.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.    At the site, on a pump jack scaffold, where employees were applying foam board, they did not have any type of fall protection, exposing employees to falls in excess of 14'.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2):     Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    At the site, on a pump jack scaffold, where employees were applying exterior siding, the scaffold was only secured at the top in two places with wire, exposing employees to falls in excess of 14'.