OSHA Inspection: JUAN CARLOS CLIMACO

Issued

2013-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    a) 841 Fowler Street, Atlanta GA  The employer exposed employees to a lower level fall hazard of approximately 30 - feet while working from a pump jack scaffold that was not braced at the bottom and intermediate areas.

Issued

2013-07-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3): Personal fall arrest systems used on scaffolds were not attached by lanyard to a vertical lifeline, horizontal lifeline, or scaffold structural member.    a) 841 Fowler Street, Atlanta GA  The employer exposed an employee to a lower level fall hazard of approximately 30 - feet while working from a pump jack scaffold. The employee was not connected to the vertical lifeline.

Issued

2013-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  a) 841 Fowler Street, Atlanta GA  The employer exposed an employee to a free fall hazard of over 6-feet by not adjusting the deceleration device attached to a vertical lifeline to limit the fall distance.

Issued

2013-07-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Vertical lifelines were not protected from sharp edges and abrasion.  a) 841 Fowler Street, Atlanta GA - The employer did not ensure vertical lifelines used with personal fall arrest systems were protected from abrasions and sharp edges.

Issued

2013-07-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6): Locking snaphooks used on lanyards were not designed to engage directly to webbing, rope or wire rope.   a) 841 Fowler Street, Atlanta GA  The employer allowed snaphooks on vertical lifelines used for personal fall arrest to be engaged direct onto the rope.