WASHINGTON, DC —
OSHA Inspection: GILBERT CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GILBERT CONSTRUCTION in PEABODY ST NE LOT356, WASHINGTON, DC 20011 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 339044919.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GILBERT CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- PEABODY ST NE LOT356
- City
- WASHINGTON
- State
- DC
- ZIP
- 20011
- Mailing
- 8595 WEST MORELAND AVE, MANASSAS, VA 20109
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
- 238140
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $2,520
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 May 1, 2013; South side of building, employees were observed on the working platform of a scaffold system that was not fully planked, missing two planks; the height from the work platform to ground level was 24 feet.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2520
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $2,520
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. Crossbraces were used as a means of access: a) On or about May 1, 2013; south side of building, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 24 feet when accessing the scaffold system by climbing in and out of a wall opening or using the cross braces.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2520
1926.451 E09 IV
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(iv): Cross braces on tubular welded frame scaffolds were used as a means of access or egress. a) On or about May 1, 2013; South side of building, employees were observed climbing the cross braces to access other areas on the scaffold system.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G02
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $2,520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not provide fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds: a) On or about May 1, 2013; South side of building; employees did not have a personal fall arrest system in place to protect them from falling 24 feet to ground level while dismantling the scaffold system.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2520
1926.451 G01 VI
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vi): Each employee performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold was not protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound top rail capacity): a) On or about May 1, 2013; South side of building; employees working on a scaffold system installing the brick veneer were exposed to a 24 foot fall at the ends of the working platform.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B03
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $2,520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): Each employee in a hoist area was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems: a) On or about May 1, 2013; South side of building, employee using a hoist to bring materials onto the working platform of the scaffold did not have a personal fall arrest system in place to protect him from falling 24 feet to the ground.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2520
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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 339044919.
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