OSHA Inspection: WONDERLAND LANDSCAPING, INC.

Issued

2014-01-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:      Wonderland Landscaping, Inc. failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:      Citation Number                              Item Number                                    Abatement Date  01                                                 05                                                  10/16/2013      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $660.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:      a)  Employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 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):     a)  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling, approximately 22 feet to the ground, while performing masonry work from tubular welded frame scaffold platform that was not fully planked.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:    a)  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while performing masonry work from tubular welded frame scaffold platform elevated approximately 22 feet above the ground.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and/or braces were not installed  according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (56.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet ((0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91m) wide:    a)  Employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was five frames high and was not tied to the building.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet above or below the point of access:    a) Employees accessed tubular welded frame scaffold platforms up to approximately 22 feet above the ground by climbing the ends of the scaffold frames that were not designed for such use.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 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:  a)  Employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from tubular welded frame scaffolding and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).