OSHA Inspection: J.P. CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES, CORP.

Issued

Oct 31, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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 such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch wide:    On or about 10/10/2012, at 2445 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, Florida, two employees were working from a scaffold platform performing stucco work which was not fully planked exposing one of the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet to the ground.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Oct 31, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed 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.      On or about 10/10/2012, at 2445 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL, employees working from a scaffold platform were not trained on how to recognize hazards associated with the scaffold.          NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Oct 31, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:    On or about 10/10/2012, at 2445 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL, employees were working from a scaffold platform without a means of access.            NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Oct 31, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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:    On or about 10/10/2012, at 2445 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL, an employee was working from a scaffold platform without personal fall arrest system or guardrail system exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Oct 31, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 scaffold's structural integrity:    On or about 10/10/2012, at 2445 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL, an employee was working from a scaffold platform which was not inspected by a competent person exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Oct 31, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.    On or about 10/10/2012, at 2445 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL, employees were conducting stucco work on a scaffold platform which was not erected by a competent person.          NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Oct 31, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frame scaffold(s) were not properly braced by crossbracing or diagonal braces, or both, to secure vertical members laterally and to align them so that the erected scaffold was plumb, square, and rigid:    On or about 10/10/2012, at 2445 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL, employees were conducting stucco work on a scaffold platform with missing cross braces.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Oct 31, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    On or about 10/10/2012, at 2445 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL, employees were working from a scaffold platform that was missing base plates.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED WITH THIS VIOLATION.