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ALAMOSA, CO —

OSHA Inspection: KIRK RUTHERFORD

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KIRK RUTHERFORD in 707 CIELO AZUL, ALAMOSA, CO 81101 (NAICS 238350). OSHA activity number 338987514.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
KIRK RUTHERFORD
Site address
707 CIELO AZUL
City
ALAMOSA
State
CO
ZIP
81101
Mailing
9280 LANE 5 NORTH, MOSCA, CO 81146

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
238350
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

Citations

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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 28, 2013, Krik Rutherford, as creating and exposing employer, did not ensure that his employee and the employees of Raul Granados, contractor, were protected from fall hazards in that the scaffold that he owned and erected, and that was approximately 15 feet high, was not fully planked.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.451 E01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 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:  (a)  On or about March 28, 2013, Kirk Rutherford, as creating and exposing employer, did not ensure that his employee and the employees of Raul Granados, contractor, were protected from fall hazards when accessing the bil-jax type scaffold with overhanging planking that did not have a ladder or other safe means of access.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.451 G01 VII

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:     (a)  On or about March 28, 2013, Kirk Rutherford, as creating and exposing employer, did not ensure that his employee and the employees of Raul Granados, contractor, were protected from fall hazards when working from a scaffold that was approximately 15 feet high without guardrails or other fall protection system.     Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.451 F03

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not 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)  On or about March 28, 2013, Kirk Rutherford, as creating and exposing employer, did not ensure that his employee and the employees of Raul Granados, contractor, were protected from fall hazards from a 15 foot high scaffold that had many safety hazards including, but not limited to, missing guardrails and incomplete planking.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.1052 C01 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:  (a)  On or about March 28, 2013, the employer did not protect employees from falls on the stairway from the first to the second floor of the building in that it did not have a handrail.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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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 338987514.