OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS DRYWALL AND PAINTING, LLC

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds designed by a qualified person were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design:  a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: A Qual-Craft Ultra Jack pump jack scaffold was not constructed in accordance with the manufacturers instructions exposing workers to a fall during collapse or failure of the scaffold, on or about April 9, 2013.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Scaffold poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:  a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: A Qual-Craft Ultra-Jack pump jack scaffold was installed and used without proper bracing exposing workers to a fall hazard, on or about April 9, 2013.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used:  a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: Workers were exposed to a fall while climbing through a window opening to access the scaffold platform on a Qual-Craft Ultra-Jack pump jack scaffold that was 42 inches above the lower (floor) level, on or about April 9, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level:  a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: Workers on a pump jack scaffold utilized a fall protection system that was not rigged to prevent a fall of more than 6 feet, on or about April 9, 2013.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered by experienced and trained employees:  a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: A Qual-Craft Ultra-Jack pump jack scaffold was constructed by employees who had not been trained in the proper construction method and in the hazards associated with constructing scaffolds, on or about April 9, 2013.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: Two employees performing work while on a pump jack scaffold had not been trained to recognize the hazards associated with the use of scaffolds, on or about April 9, 2013.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: Two employees utilizing a fall protection system while on a scaffold with a platform height of 49 feet above the lower level had not received training on the recognition of fall hazards in the proper use of fall protection, on or about April 9 2013.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED