OSHA Inspection: OSUNA REMODELING

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffolds structural integrity:       (a) Osuna Remodeling @ 2481 S. Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80210: On 9/20/12, the scaffolding had not been inspected by the exposing employer before each shift to identify defects. Defects observed include, but not limited to, missing guardrails, missing planking, and missing bracing where employees were straddling and/or walking. This condition exposed employees to an approximate fall hazard of 12ft.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that all working levels of the scaffold was fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail support:     (a) Osuna Remodeling @ 2481 S. Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80210: On 9/20/12, the exposing employer did not ensure that the working level on the fabricated frame scaffold was fully planked. The second level, on the east-facing scaffold, was equipped with 2, rather than 3, 2x10in wooden planks. An employee applied plaster from the second level of the scaffold and was exposed to an approximate fall hazard of 12ft.     (b) Osuna Remodeling @ 2481 S. Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80210: On 9/20/12, the exposing employer did not ensure that the working level on the fabricated frame scaffold was fully planked. The first level, on the east-facing scaffold, was equipped with 2, rather than 3, 2x10in wooden planks.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed on all open sides and ends of the platforms:       (a) Osuna Remodeling @ 2481 S. Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80210: On 9/20/12, the exposing employer did not ensure a complete guardrail system was in place on the fabricated frame scaffold. An employee applied plaster from the second level of the scaffold and was exposed to an approximate fall hazard of 12ft.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar structure was not used:     (a) Osuna Remodeling @ 2481 S. Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80210: On 9/20/12, the exposing employer did not equip the scaffold with ladder access. An employee accessed the scaffold from an extension ladder located on a porch roof. The employee traveled from the porch roof on to the scaffold system. This condition exposed the employee to an approximate fall hazard of 12ft.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 1926.502(k) developed and implemented:       (a) Osuna Remodeling @ 2481 S. Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80210: On 9/20/12, the exposing employer did not ensure that fall protection systems were utilized by employees engaged in stucco application. Two employees applied stucco while on top of a porch roof. This condition exposed employees to an approximate fall hazard of 12ft.