OSHA Inspection: WILSON MASONRY

Issued

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) 5548 Highway 53 near Popularville - On or about December 12, 2012, employees working under and next to the scaffold were not wearing head protection.

Issued

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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):  a) 5548 Highway 53 near Popularville - On or about December 12, 2012, employees were performing work while standing on a scaffold platform that was not fully planked.

Issued

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2):   Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  a) 5548 Highway 53 near Popularville - On or about December 12, 2012, employees were performing work while standing on a scaffold platforms that were 11.5 inches wide.

Issued

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4):   Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm).  a) 5548 Highway 53 near Popularville - On or about December 12, 2012, employees were using a scaffold that had platforms (planks) that extended only 4.25 inches past the support.

Issued

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i):   The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end.  a) 5548 Highway 53 near Popularville - On or about December 12, 2012, employees were using a scaffold that had platforms (planks) that extended 25 inches and 28 inches inches past the support.

Issued

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 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:  a) 5548 Highway 53 near Popularville - On or about December 12, 2012, the scaffold system was missing base plates and mud sills. Short pieces of 2 x 4 boards used for supporting the scaffold were not stable.

Issued

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):   Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a) 5548 Highway 53 near Popularville - On or about December 12, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards while using a scaffold that was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.

Issued

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2):   Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:  a) 5548 Highway 53 near Popularville - On or about December 12, 2012, an employee was working on a scaffold platform that was supported on one end by a scaffold that did not have any cross braces on the side next to the building.

Issued

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):   Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) 5548 Highway 53 near Popularville - On or about December 12, 2012, employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as the masonry cement without a written program, MSDS, and training.