OSHA Inspection: COUNTRYSIDE CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2):  Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:    a) On 03-14-13, employees who were installing soffit and fascia were working from scaffold planks that were less than twelve (12) inches wide.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i):  The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:    a)  On 03-14-13, employees who were installing soffit and fascia along the front side of a home were working from carpenter's wall bracket scaffold on a nine (9) ft. L wood plank extended more than twelve (12) inches over an end bracket support.    b)  On 03-14-13, employees who were installing soffit and fascia along the front side of a home were working from carpenter's wall bracket scaffold on a ten (10) ft. L wood plank extended more than twenty-five (25) inches over and past an end plank support.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4):  Part(s) of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired:      A) On 03-14-13, employees who were working from Carpenter's wall bracket scaffold were working from two ten (10) ft. L damaged wood planks.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2):  The employer did not have each employee trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question:      a) Employees who were not trained did not associate fall hazard with erecting Carpenter's wall bracket scaffold without bolts to attach to the wall, without attaching all diagonal bracing to the wall, without fully decking the walking/working surface, with using damaged equipment, and with using the rungs on six foot step ladders as plank supports.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7):  Ladders were used on slippery surfaces:      a) On 03-14-13, employees who were utilizing a six (6) ft. Werner step ladder rung to support a scaffold plank had positioned the ladder on an icy surface with the ladder's left front foot placed on the metal surface of the tube portion of a stored scaffold upright frame.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v):  The employer used forklifts  to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:    a) On 03-14-13, an employee was working at a height greater than 7.5 feet above compacted surface from an elevated platform on a Sky Trak 4270L Telehandler forklift without securing the platform to the forks.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9):  The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear:      a) On 03-14-13, an employee was utilizing a twenty-four (24) ft. wood extension ladder with the end of side rails of a ladder lying on the ground within one foot of the extension ladder's base.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16):  Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language and withdrawn from service until repairs:    a)  On 03-14-13, employees were utilizing a damaged six (6) ft. Werner portable step ladder as a scaffold support for a scaffold plank placed on the fifth rung.    b)  On 03-14-13, an employee who was installing soffit/fascia was utilizing a damaged twenty-two (24) ft. wood extension ladder.    c)  On 03-14-13, employees had available for use one damaged thirty-two (32) ft. wood extension ladder.    d)  On 03-14-13, employees had available for use one damaged eight (8) ft. Werner portable step ladder.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 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, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:      a) Employees, who were not trained in ladder safety, did not associate fall from elevation hazards with utilizing step ladders improperly as part of scaffold, positioned on slippery surfaces, and with damaged parts; employees did not associate fall hazards with utilizing damaged extension ladders and tripping hazards with equipment stored at the base of the ladder.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2):  Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:      a) On 03-14-13, employees were utilizing a metal handy box positioned on icy ground as an outdoor power tap.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED