OSHA Inspection: TOM KUCHARSKI

Issued

2012-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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 other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    a)  Employees were not provided a safe means to access/egress the working levels of the supported scaffolding system.  Employees were exposed to falling down 14ft to the ground.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certificaiton is required for this violation (using the certification of corrective action worksheet).**

Issued

2012-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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:    a)  The employer did not ensure that its employees who erected, operated and maintained the supported scaffolding system were trained by a competent person to recognize, control and minimize the hazards associated with that scaffolding system.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**