OSHA Inspection: JC CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Abate by

Dec 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 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) Jobsite - 1413 South 19th Street- A ladder or other safe means of access was not provided to employees working on the tubular welded scaffold.  Employees were using the side frames and cross bracing to access the working levels. Obsreved on or about 09/11/12.

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Abate by

Dec 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) Jobsite-1413 South 19th Street - The employer did not provide each employee performing stucco operations from a tubular welded scaffold with training to recognize the hazards and to understand the procedures to control the hazards associated with operations, on or about 09/11/12.

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Abate by

Dec 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6):     Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6). Note:  Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section.    a) Jobsite - The clearance between the tubular welded scaffold and the overhead power lines was less than three (3) feet potentially exposing employees to electrical hazards.  Observed on or about 09/11/2012

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Abate by

Dec 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $4,200 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 was notl protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    a) Jobsite -1413 South 19th Street - Employees performing stucco operations from the tubular welded scaffold were exposed to fall hazards ranging from 13 to 19 feet above ground level without adequate means of fall protection. Observed on or about 09/11/12.    JC CONSTRUCTION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION #314232984, CITATION 1 ITEM 1a AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JUNE 15, 2011 WITH RESPECT TO THE WORKSITE LOCATED AT 1136 S. 23RD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Abate by

Dec 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):     Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)    a) Jobsite - The 2nd and 3rd working levels of the tubular welded scaffold were not fully planked between the front and rear uprights.  The working levels contained 2 or 3 planks where employees were performing stucco operations.  Observed on or about 09/11/2012      JC CONSTRUCTION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION #314232612, CITATION 1 ITEM 3 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MARCH 11, 2011 WITH RESPECT TO THE WORKSITE LOCATED AT 1017 N. 3RD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA.