OSHA Inspection: B VARALLO CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jun 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.   a) Jobsite: 2615 South Federal Street - Two employees engaged in brick laying operations on a fabricated frame scaffold approximately 24 feet above ground level were not protected from falling by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems in compliance with this section. Observed on or about 12/14/12.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jun 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:   a) Jobsite: 2615 South Federal Street - A fabricated frame scaffold and the scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect the scaffold's structural integrity. Noted on or about 12/14/12.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jun 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide:    a) Jobsite: 2615  South Federal Street - The working level approximately 24 feet above ground level of the fabricated frame scaffold was not fully planked while two employees were engaged in brick laying operations. Observed on or about 12/14/12.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jun 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed 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.   a) Jobsite: 2615 South Federal Street - The employer did not provide a safety training program to the employees who performed work from a fabricated frame scaffold. The employees did not recognize the hazards associated with fabricated frame scaffold and did not understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. Observed on or about 12/14/12.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jun 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).Note:  Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section.    a) Jobsite: 2615 South Federal Street - A fabricated frame scaffold was erected and used close to insulated and non-insulated power lines less than three feet of distance from the scaffold. Two employees were exposed to electrocution hazards while performing brick laying operations from the fabricated frame scaffold. Observed on or about 12/14/12.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jun 18, 2013

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.     a) Jobsite: 2615 South Federal Street - Two employees were exposed to fall hazards while using the crossbraces of a fabricated frame scaffold to access a working platform of the scaffold which was approximately 24 feet above ground level. The employer did not provide means of access as required by this section. Observed on or about 12/14/12.