OSHA Inspection: J. & K. PARRIS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    Worksite, North/East - Employees were observed working directly under other workers, in areas where objects such as, but not limited to, hand tools, containers and other building supplies could potentially fall; on or about 05/10/13.       Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) Scaffolds were not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, an activity, which should only be performed by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.     Worksite, North/East - Employees were working on a scaffold at the heights of approximately 24 feet. The scaffold was not fully planked or decked and did not provide employees protection from falls. The scaffold was constructed by workers without direction from a competent person; on or about 05/10/13.      Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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.    Worksite, North/East - Employees were working on a scaffold at the heights of approximately 24 feet. The scaffold was not fully planked or decked and did not provide employees protection from falls; on or about 05/10/13.      Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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)      Worksite, North/East - Employees were working on a scaffold at the heights of approximately 24 feet. The scaffold was not fully planked; on or about 05/10/13.       Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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.      Worksite, North/East - Employees were observed working on a scaffold approximately 24 feet above the ground. Personnel were accessing various levels by climbing the scaffold. There was no safe access; on or about 05/10/13.        Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:      Worksite, North/East - Employees were working on a scaffold at the heights of approximately 24 feet without being protected from falls. Personal falls arrest systems or guardrails were not used; on or about 05/10/13.           Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.