OSHA Inspection: CANAVERAL PLASTERING SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

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 November 13, 2012, the tubular supported scaffold erected to a height of 16 feet was not fully               planked exposing employees to fall hazards from the first and second level scaffold platforms.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):   Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.      (a.)  On or about November 13, 2012, the tubular scaffold erected to a height of 7 feet was not provided with a            complete guardrail system exposing employees to a fall hazard.