OSHA Inspection: PAYLESS P & P CORP.

Issued

2013-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $760.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:      a)  Worksite, Exterior - Employees were not wearing protective helmets and were exposed to being struck by overhead materials and tools while walking below overhead stucco work; on or about 01/11/13.    Note:   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $765.00 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)  Worksite, Front of home - An employee was applying stucco to a residential home while working from the platform of a fabricated frame scaffold.  The platform was supported by a 2x8 inch plank resting on the crossbraces of the scaffold; on or about 01/07/13.      Note:   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2500.00 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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    a)  Worksite, front of home - Employees were applying stucco to a three story residential home while working from the platform of a fabricated frame scaffold.  The employees were climbing the crossbraces to gain access to the scaffold; on or about 01/11/13.    Payless P & P Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, Its equivalent, or essentially similar standard 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311141279, citation number 01, item number 002, issued on 05/12/10, and became final order on 08/18/10.    Note:   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14):   Makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, were used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees:      a)  Worksite, North side of home - Employees were standing on a stack of styrofoam while working from the platform of a fabricated frame scaffold approximately 15ft above the ground below; on or about 01/11/13.      Payless P & P Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, Its equivalent, or essentially similar standard 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311141279, citation number 01, item number 003, issued on 05/12/10, and became final order on 08/18/10.    Note:   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2013-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:      a)  Worksite, Front of home - Employee was exposed to falling while working from the platform of a fabricated frame scaffold approximately 15ft above the ground; on or about 01/11/13.      Payless P & P Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, Its equivalent, or essentially similar standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311141279, citation number 01, item number 004, issued on 05/12/10, and became final order on 08/18/10.      Note:   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.