OSHA Inspection: CAN JIE PIAO SIDING

Issued

2012-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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.        (a) Jobsite:  On or about October 23, 2012, an employee was working from a pump jack sacffold and he was not protected from falling.  The fall hazard to the employee ranged from approximately 11 to 12 1/2 feet.

Issued

2012-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:         (a)  Jobsite:  On or about October 23, 2012, an employee was working from a roof and he was not protected from falling to the ground.  the fall hazard tothe employee was approxiamtely 10 feet to the asphalt driveway.  The pitch of the roof was 6 oin 12.

Issued

2012-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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) Jobsite:  On or about October 23, 2012, the employer did not provide a training program to his employees who are exposed ot fall  hazards.  The training program needs to enable each employee to recognize fall hazards and the steps to be taken to minimize these hazards.

Issued

2012-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(10):     Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers were modified in order to intermix them and a competent person did not determine that the resulting scaffold was structurally sound:          (a) Jobsite:  On or about October 23, 2012, an employee was working from a pump jack scaffold that had two aluminum pics tied together (approximately 20 inches from the middle pump jack) with a steel piece of pipe going through the handles of the pics and tied with 3/4 inch nylon straping.

Issued

2012-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):     Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:          (a)  Jobsite:  On or  about October 23, 2012, aluminum extension ladders were laid horizontal on pump jack scaffolding and were being used as staging platforms for materials (i.e. vinyl siding and hand tools)

Issued

2012-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2):     Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.        (a) Jobsite:  On or about October 23, 2012, three ladder jack poles were not secured at the bottom.  An employee was workign from this ladder jack sacffold.

Issued

2012-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii):     The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end.          (a)  Jobsite:  On or about October 23, 2012, employees were working from  a pic on a pump jack scaffolds that extended over its support by approximately 5-6 feet.  This pic was not installed nor designed to prevent tipping of the pic.  The fall hazard to the employees was up to approximately 3 1/2 feet to the ground.