OSHA Inspection: TOFILO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;    a.  On or about December 17, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold approximately thirteen (13) feet three (3) inches above the ground was not protected by the use of a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms shall not be bridged one to another.    a.  On or about December 17, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold approximately thirteen (13) feet three (3) inches above the ground.  The scaffold platforms were bridged one to another, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    a.  On or about December 17, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a ladder jack scaffold was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the use of such scaffolds, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    a. On or about December 17, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.    a.  On or about December 17, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations approximately seventeen (17) feet three (3) inches above the ground were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.