ALEXANDRIA, LA —
OSHA Inspection: HLQ MASONRY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HLQ MASONRY in 1902 MAIN STREET, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 338468044.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HLQ MASONRY
- Site address
- 1902 MAIN STREET
- City
- ALEXANDRIA
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 71301
- Mailing
- 7610 HWY 1 SOUTH, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71302
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. 1902 Main Street, Alexandria, LA: On or about January 17, 2013, the employer did not ensure that standard guardrails or other suitable fall protection were provided on a 12 feet fabricated framed scaffold used for masonry operations. Toprails and midrails were missing along all open sides and ends of platforms. Employees were exposed to hazard of falls from elevation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $300
- — Z (S) $1700
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $300 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 as follows: 1902 Main Street, Alexandria, LA: On or about January 17, 2013, the employer did not ensure that the scaffolding was fully planked. Employee(s) were working on a platform consisting of two 2" x 10" planks. The gap between the planking and the guardrail supports were approximately 20". Employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of falls from an elevation of approximately 12 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $300
- — Z (S) $1700
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation. 1902 Main Street, Alexandria, LA: On or about January 17, 2013, the employer did not ensure that the frame scaffolding was resting on baseplates and mudsills. Some of the scaffold poles were resting on bare ground and others were resting on pieces of scrape wood which was not an adequate firm foundation. Employees were exposed to hazard of falls from elevation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $300
- — Z (S) $1360
1926.451 C02 III
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iii): Unstable objects shall not be used as working platforms. 1902 Main Street, Alexandria, LA: On or about January 17, 2013, the employer failed to ensure that the 2 x 10 plank used as a working platform was not supported on unstable objects such as empty buckets. Employees were exposed to the hazard of falls from elevation due to tipping or collapse.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,020 · Current $300 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. 1902 Main St., Alexandria, LA: On or about January 17, 2013, the employer did not ensure that the employees were provided with a ladder or other suitable means of access to the upper levels of the scaffold. Employees were exposed to the hazard of falls from elevation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $300
- — Z (S) $1020
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338468044.
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