OSHA Inspection: CAROZZA CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets:    location: scaffold area  on or about: 10/26/12    a) Employees were walking/working below scaffolding that had bricks placed on it. The employees were not wearing hard hats.

Issued

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    location: exterior of house  on or about: 10/26/12    a) Employees were engaged in brickwork from a tubular welded frame scaffold.  Only 4 of the 8 frame poles beared on base plates.

Issued

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

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 was not protected from falling to that lower level:    location: exterior of house  on or about: 10/26/12    a) Employees, engaged in brickwork from a tubular welded frame scaffold, were not provided with fall protection. The employees were exposed to a fall of 16 1/2 feet.

Issued

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were not used only for the purpose for which they were designed:    location: exterior of house  on or about: 10/26/12    a) Employees used a 6 ft. A frame ladder to access a tubular welded frame scaffold platform.  The ladder was used in the leaning position. The spreaders were not opened up.