OSHA Inspection: EXTERIOR DESIGNS PLUS LLC

Issued

2013-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:    a. On or about June 19, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, a safety and health program, which would address those hazards associated with the employees work environment and the company's procedures to eliminate exposure to those hazards had not been developed and maintained.

Issued

2013-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:  a. On or about June 19, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, the ladder jack scaffold had been erected without the supervision of a competent person who would recognize the lack of and need for fall protection.

Issued

2013-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have 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. On or about June 19, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had not been trained to recognize the hazards involved and the safeguards required to protect themselves while working from scaffolding.

Issued

2013-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:    a. On or about June 19, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working from the ladder jack scaffold was exposed to falls in excess of 20 feet due to the work platform extending past the supports more than the maximum 18 inches.

Issued

2013-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 shall be used:  a. On or about June 19, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was exposed to falls in excess of 20 feet while accessing/egressing the ladder jack scaffold platform. The scaffold platform was supported on the "climbing" side of the support ladders which required the employee to crawl onto the platform rather than step onto it from the ladder.

Issued

2013-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a. On or about June 19, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working from a ladder jack scaffold was exposed to falls in excess of 20 feet due to the lack of a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

2013-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms shall not exceed a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):  a. On or about June 19, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, the work platform supported on the ladder jack scaffold was approximately 23 feet high.