OSHA Inspection: STUCCO-1 LLC

Issued

2013-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3):     Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be 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)  The scaffold and scaffold components employees were working from was not inspected by a competent person for visible defects prior to the work shift.

Issued

2013-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    (a)  Employees were accessing the scaffold work platforms by climbing the scaffold uprights and cross braces.  This exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2013-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.    (a)  Platforms at working levels of the scaffold were not fully planked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 33 feet.

Issued

2013-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1):     Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) shall be restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means.    (a)  The supported scaffold with a greater than a 4:1 height to base width ratio was not tied, guyed or braced to prevent tipping.  This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 33 feet.

Issued

2013-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iv):     When midrails are used, they shall be installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface.    (a)  Midrails were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the working platform surface. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 33 feet.