OSHA Inspection: ANLIM STONE LLC

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a)  On or about October 24, 2012, and times prior thereto, on the tubular-steel supported scaffold at the E. Victory Dr. Target store jobsite, the employer failed to provide conventional fall protection on the fourth buck, exposing employees to falls to the lower scaffold surfaces or to the concrete sidewalk, approximately 24 ft. below.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i):     Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.    a)  On or about October 24, 2012, and times prior thereto, on the tubular-steel supported scaffold at the E. Victory Dr. Target store jobsite, the employer failed to ensure that the fourth buck was fully planked, exposing employees to falls to the next-lower surfaces, and/or the concrete sidewalk, approximately 24 ft. below.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2):     Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:    a)  On or about October 24, 2012, and times prior thereto, on the tubular-steel supported scaffold at the E. Victory Dr. Target store jobsite, the employer failed to provide crossbraces on the second-, third-, and forth-buck inside frames and panels, exposing employees to scaffold collapse, resulting struck-by hazards, and falls up to 24 ft. to the concrete sidewalk.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Abate by

Jan 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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:    a)  On or about October 24, 2012, and times prior thereto, on the tubular-steel supported scaffold at the E. Victory Dr. Target store jobsite, the employer failed to ensure that a pre-work-shift inspection for physical defects was conducted by a competent person, exposing employees to fall hazards up to 24 ft.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1):     Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.      a)  On or about October 24, 2012, and times prior thereto, on the tubular-steel supported scaffold at the E. Victory Dr. Target store jobsite, the employer failed to provide falling-object protection, not limited to toeboards on the fourth buck, exposing employees below to struck-by hazards resulting from falling tools and debris.