OSHA Inspection: QUALITY CRAFT BUILDERS LLC

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.    WORKSITE: The both ends of following combination window jack/carpenter bracket scaffold planks extended more than 18 inches beyond the supports and were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, exposing employees to falls between 21-0 and 23-6 to the ground.     1.	The scaffold on the left front of the house.  2.	The scaffold on the right front of the house.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.    WORKSITE: The two (2) combination window jack/carpenter bracket scaffolds, used by employees to conduct roofing activities were not provided with ladder access onto the scaffolds.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(l)(3): Window jacks shall not be used to support planks placed between one window jack and another, or for other elements of scaffolding.    WORKSITE: The employer used a window jack scaffold and a carpenter bracket scaffold to support scaffold planking from which employees were conduct roofing activities:    1. On the left side of the house.  2. On the right side of the house.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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.    WORKSITE: The employees engaged in roofing activities from two (2) window jack/carpenter bracket scaffolds were not protected against the hazards of falling between 21-0 and 23-6 to the ground by the use of personal fall arrest systems or equivalent protection.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.    WORKSITE: The employees engaged in roofing activities from a 7 in 12 pitch roof, were not protected against falling by the use of an appropriate fall protection system or equivalent protection.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 5, 2012

Penalty

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

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:    WORKSITE: The employees engaged in roofing activities from two (2) window jack/carpenter bracket scaffolds were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated the type of scaffold being used, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    WORKSITE: The employees engaged in roofing activities from a 7 in 12 pitch roof, were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with falls, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.