OSHA Inspection: D & D MASONRY CONTRACTORS L.L.C.

Issued

Jul 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,734 · Current $1,040 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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    (a) Northeast Facade - On or about July 2, 2013 three employees were exposed to a fall hazard when climbed into the top guardrail of a pump jack scaffold to gain access to an upper working platform on another pump jack scaffold.

Issued

Jul 17, 2013

Abate by

Aug 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   (a) Northeast Facade - On or about July 2, 2013 an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when working on a horizontal surface with an unprotected side which was 14 feet 6 inches above a floor level.