OSHA Inspection: HURST CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.     a)  At the jobsite, on the scaffold, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were working on a supported scaffold, built with a wooden board, placed onto a step ladder on one end, and on an adjacent pump jack scaffold on the other, without fall protection of any kind.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2):     Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    a)  At the jobsite, on the scaffold, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were working on a supported scaffold, built with a wooden board that was 12 inches wide, placed onto a step ladder on one end, and on an adjacent pump jack scaffold on the other, without fall protection of any kind.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.    a)  At the jobsite, on the scaffold, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were working on an ad-hoc scaffold, built with a wooden board, placed onto a step ladder on one end, and on an adjacent pump jack scaffold on the other, without fall protection of any kind.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2):     The employer did not have a competent person determine the feasibility and safety of providing fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds:    a)  At the jobsite, on the scaffold, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were working on an ad-hoc scaffold, built with a wooden board, placed onto a step ladder on one end, and on an adjacent pump jack scaffold on the other, without fall protection of any kind.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(16):     Platforms deflected more than 1/60 of the span when loaded.      a)  At the jobsite, on the scaffold, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were working on a supported scaffold, built with a wooden board, placed onto a step ladder on one end, and on an adjacent pump jack scaffold on the other, with the weight of two workers on the plank, it was observed to deflect approximately 10 inches.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedure to control of minimize those hazards.      a)  At the jobsite, on the scaffold, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were working on a supported scaffold, built with a wooden board, placed onto a step ladder on one end, and on an adjacent pump jack scaffold on the other, without fall protection of any kind and without training to recognize the hazards associated with falls in construction.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a)  At the jobsite, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were using an extension ladder to access a pick on a pump jack scaffold that did not extend three feet above the upper landing.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):     Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    a)  At the jobsite, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were working on a supported scaffold that was supported on one end by an 8 foot extention ladder, not designed for that purpose.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(10):     The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder with more than one support attachment were not placed with the two rails supported equally:    a)  At the jobsite, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were using an extension ladder to access a pick on a pump jack scaffold that did not extend three feet above the upper landing and that ladder was placed at an angle to the pick, laying the upper-most wrung over the corner of the pick.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):     The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    a)  At the jobsite, approximately 20 feet from ground, on or about 8/1/12:  Employees were using an extension ladder to access a pick on a pump jack scaffold that did not extend three feet above the upper landing and that ladder was placed at an angle to the pick, laying the upper-most wrung over the corner of the pick and those employees were not trained on the safe use of ladders.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.