OSHA Inspection: ALBACO REALTY

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and/or were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design:     a) Jobsite: Employees were working on the pump jack scaffold which was not designed nor erected by a qualified person, in that the span of the planks exceeded the maximum permissible span of 10 feet as specified in Appendix A of this standard.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling:      a) Jobsite:  An employee was working on a pump jack scaffold platform that was more then 14 inches from the siding area and brick wall area and was not provided with either a front guardrail system or personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: An employee was working on a pump jack scaffold which was not provided with an adequate guardrail system, in that it was missing the midrails from the scaffold run on the front and side of the building and was also missing end rails at the two ends of the scaffold.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:    a) Jobsite: When an employee was working on the platform of the pump jack scaffold, the wooden vertical poles were not provided with bracing at the bottom of each pole.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:    a) Jobsite:  The step ladder was being used by employees in the closed position.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders were not used only on stable and level surfaces unless secured to prevent accidental displacement:   a) Jobsite: The extension ladder was not on a stable surface when employees were using it for access to the pump jack scaffold, in that it was set up with one leg of the ladder on a small wood shim block which was not equal to or larger than the foot of the ladder.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in any location where they can be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, or a barricade was not used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:   a) Jobsite: The extension ladder used for access by employees to the pump jack scaffold was not secured to prevent accidental displacement.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a)  Jobsite:  The employer had not provided training in the recognized hazards related to ladders for each employee who used both portable step ladders and extension ladders.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Jobsite: An employee was working on the pump jack scaffold and the scaffold poles did not rest on base plates.