OSHA Inspection: SANCHEZ LAWN & LANDSCAPING INC.

Issued

Nov 30, 2012

Abate by

Dec 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.    On or about 30 October 2012, and at times prior thereto, two employees were working on or underneath a tubular-welded frame scaffold where overhead work was being performed without the use of head protection, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck by falling tools, materials and equipment.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure employees working below overhead work are protected from struck by hazards with the use of head protection.

Issued

Nov 30, 2012

Abate by

Dec 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):     Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii).    On or about 30 October 2012, and at times prior thereto, an employee was working from the second tier of a tubular-welded frame scaffold without it being fully planked, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 13 and a half feet to the ground below.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure all levels are fully planked where work is being performed.

Issued

Nov 30, 2012

Abate by

Dec 3, 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.    On or about 30 October 2012, and at times prior thereto, three employees were working on a tubular-welded frame scaffold without the use of a ladder to access, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 13.5 feet to the ground below.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure a scaffold ladder is utilized for access to the scaffold.