OSHA Inspection: MACLEOD GENERAL CONTRACTORS

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Dec 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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:  Jobsite: On or about 7/30/2013, tubular welded scaffold was not inspected by a competent person.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): All brace connections were not secured.   (a) Jobsite: On or about 7/30/2013, employees were exposed to fall hazards when the scaffold they were using was not completely assembled.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.  Jobsite: On or about 7/30/2013, Employees were exposed to an 11' 7" fall hazard, when they were not provided adequate fall protection.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Jan 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Jobsite: On or about 7/30/2013, the employer did not provide adequate training and instruction to the employees in the recognition of fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,200 · Current $3,200

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)  Jobsite: On or about 7/30/2013, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when they were working from a scaffold that was not fully planked.  MacLeod General Contractors Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR 1926.451(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315431767, citation number 1, item number 1(a) and was affirmed as a final order on 5-10-2011, with respect to a workplace located at 4 Paradise Road, Salem, MA 01970.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600

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. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.   Jobsite: On or about 7/30/2013, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when they were not provided with an adequate means of access from the scaffold to the canopy, and to gain access to the scaffold.  MacLeod General Contractors Inc was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315431767, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 5-10-2011, with respect to a workplace located at 4 Paradise Road, Salem, MA 01970.

Issued

Nov 22, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Jobsite: On or about 7/30/2013, employees were working on a tubular welded scaffold that was not assembled by a competent person.          MacLeod General Contractors Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(f)(7), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315431767, Citation 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/10/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 4 Paradise Road, Salem, MA.