OSHA Inspection: RAINBOW CONSTRUCTION OF S. FLORIDA, INC.

Issued

Dec 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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.  End frames were used as a means of access.    a. On or about October 17, 2012, two employees performing siding operations did not have a safe means of access/egress, in that they used the end frames to access a two buck scaffold system, exposing themselves to a 13 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Dec 3, 2012

Abate by

Dec 27, 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:    a. On or about October 17, 2012, employees performing siding operations were not trained to recognize, control or minimize hazards associated with scaffold usage.

Issued

Dec 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each 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 1926.501 (b):    a. On or about October 17, 2012, on a 4:12 pitch roof, two employees performing siding operations were not protected from a 8 feet 9-inch fall hazard by use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system or any alternative fall protection.

Issued

Dec 3, 2012

Abate by

Dec 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a. On or about October 17, 2012, employees performing siding operations were not trained to recognize, control or minimize hazards while working from elevation.