OSHA Inspection: TETREAULT MASONRY, INC

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 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:    (a) 1976 Northampton St Holyoke, MA: On or about May 1, 2013, employees were observed working on a tubular (steel) welded frame scaffold more than 15 FT above the ground below that was not fully planked, which is not in accordance with this subpart:     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

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) 1976 Northampton St Holyoke, MA: On or about May 1, 2013, employees were observed working on a tubular (steel) welded frame scaffold that had numerous defects that had not been inspected by a competent person:   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(3): Frames and panels were not joined together vertically by coupling or stacking pins or equivalent means:  a) 1976 Northampton St Holyoke, MA: On or about May 1, 2013, employees were observed working on a tubular (steel) welded frame scaffold more than 15 FT above the ground below that was not fully joined together by coupling/stacking pins, which is not in accordance with this subpart:   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not each employee who performs 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) 1976 Northampton St Holyoke, MA: On or about May 1, 2013, employees were observed working on a tubular (steel) welded frame scaffold more than 15 FT above the ground below with numerous safety defects and the employer had not trained the employees to recognize those hazards in accordance with this subpart:  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(i): Scaffold components which were not specifically designed and constructed for use as ladder rungs were used as such;    a) 1976 Northampton St Holyoke, MA: On or about May 1, 2013, employees were observed climbing on a tubular (steel) welded frame scaffold components,more than 15 FT above the ground below, that were not designed as a ladder, which is not in accordance with this subpart:     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface shall be used only when the scaffold was not more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and not more than 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface:    a) 1976 Northampton St Holyoke, MA: On or about May 1, 2013, employees were observed climbing on a tubular (steel) welded frame scaffold, and the first rung of the integrated 'ladder' they were using was 2 FT above the ground below, which is not in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:    a) 1976 Northampton St Holyoke, MA: On or about May 1, 2013, employees were observed working on a tubular (steel) welded frame scaffold more than 15 FT above the ground below without any fall protection, which is not in accordance with this subpart:     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).