OSHA Inspection: THE DIXON CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $714 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.          a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided and used hard hat protection while working below employees working above their head, thereby exposing employees to a potential struck-by hazard.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced

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.          a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided and used safe access/egress, onto and/or off of tubular welded scaffolding, thereby exposing employees to a potential trip/fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 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.          a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from a fall hazard while performing mason work from a tubular welded scaffold outrigger platform with unguarded ends, thereby exposing employees to an approximate 13 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $714 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1):     In addition to wearing hardhats each employee on a scaffold shall be provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects. When the falling objects are too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected by any of the above-listed measures, the employer shall place such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall and shall secure those materials as necessary to prevent their falling.          a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that toeboards were provided and used on platforms that were stacked with tools and materials, thereby exposing employees working below, to a potential struck-by hazard.