OSHA Inspection: STRATTONS SOFFIT & SIDING, INC.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1530.00 · Current $765.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii).    a. On or about March 22, 2013, on the north side of the building, the second, third and fourth working levels of the scaffold were not fully planked or decked, exposing the employee to a 22-foot 3-inch fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1530.00 · Current $765.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:    a. On or about March 22, 2013, on the west side of the building, the scaffold was supported with unstable objects, exposing the employee to a scaffold collapse hazard.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1530.00 · Current $765.00 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.  Cross braces were used as a means of access:     a. On or about March 22, 2013, on the north side of the building, the employee used the cross braces (bearer braces) to climb the scaffold, exposing himself to a 22-foot 3-inch fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1530.00 · 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. On or about March 22, 2013, the scaffolds at the job site were not erected under the supervision of a competent person, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1530.00 · Current $765.00 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. On or about March 22, 2013, on the north side of the building, the scaffold did not have a guardrail, exposing the employee to a 22-foot 3-inch fall hazard.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1530.00 · Current $765.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    a. On or about March 22, 2013, on a 3:12 pitch roof, the employee performing stucco work was not protected from a 24-foot 6-inch fall hazard by the use of a fall protection system.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): A safety and health program was not initiated and maintained to provide compliance with the general safety and health provisions of the standard:    a. On or about March 22, 2013, at the worksite, a safety and health program had not been initiated and maintained which addressed the following basic elements:            1.  Management Commitment and Leadership              A.  Policy statement: goals established, issued, and communicated to employees.             B.  Program Reviewed Annually.                        C.  Participation in safety meetings, inspections; agenda item in meet             D.  Adequate commitment of resources.             E.  Safety rules and procedures incorporated into site operations.             F.  Management observations of safety rules.            2.  Assignment of Responsibility              A.  Safety designee on site, knowledgeable, and accountable.             B.  Supervisors' (including foremen) safety and health responsibilities understood.             C.  Employees adherence to safety rules.            3.  Identification and Control of Hazards              A.  Periodic site inspection program involving supervisors.             B.  Preventive controls in place (PPE, Maintenance, Engineering Controls).             C.  Action taken to address hazards.             D.  Safety Committee, where appropriate.             E.  Technical reference materials available.            4.  Training and Education              A.  Supervisors receive basic safety and health training.             B.  Specialized training taken when needed.             C.  Existence of an employee training program, which is on going and effective.            5.  Recordkeeping and Hazard Analysis

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:     a. On or about March 22, 2013, the employee working from scaffolds was not trained by a person qualified to recognize those hazards associated with the scaffold being used or to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:     a. On or about March 22, 2013, the employee working from a roof was not trained to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.