OSHA Inspection: VALUE SERVICES

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Sep 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):  Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports:    (a)  On or about August 17, 2012, and at times prior, an employee was not protected from fall hazards in that the scaffold he was using was not fully planked on the north side of a house under construction.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Sep 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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, strucure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:    (a)  On or about August 17, 2012, and at times prior, an employee climbed the crossbraces to access the scaffold.      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Sep 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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:    (a)  On or about August 17, 2012, and at times prior, an employee was not protected from fall hazards in that the ends of the scaffold levels that were 10 feet and more above the ground, did not have guardrails.      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Sep 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b):     (a)  On or about August 17, 2012, and at times prior, an employee was installing soffits on a second level roof while standing on a closed step ladder while on the first level roof, which had eaves 11 feet above the ground, without fall protection.      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Sep 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

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)  On or about August 17, 2012, and at times prior, an employee was exposed to fall hazards when he used a closed step ladder on a sloped roof in order to install soffits on a higher level roof.        Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").