OSHA Inspection: STEVEN PALMIOTTO

Issued

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that employees were provided with a safe means of access and egress from the carpenter bracket scaffold.

Issued

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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.    Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that the carpenter bracket scaffold had been erected under the direction and supervision of a competent person.

Issued

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that all employees who were required to perform work on a carpenter bracket scaffold had been trained in the hazards associated with the scaffold and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize these hazards.

Issued

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that all wall and window openings were equipped with a guardrail or other means to ensure that employees were not exposed to fall hazards while walking and working near them.

Issued

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(8): Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two:    Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that the horizontal lifeline, to which employees were tied had been designed and installed by a qualified person and was capable of supporting the employee in the event of a fall.