OSHA Inspection: PHOENIX FRAMING, LLC

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(2): Eye and face protective equipment being used did not meet the requirements specified in Z 87.1-1968:  a. On or about August 24, 2013, on the 8:12 pitch roof, an employee was using a pneumatic nailer without the use of ANSI Z-87.1 safety glasses, exposing himself to the hazard of being struck by debris.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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. On or about August 21, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas were not fully planked, exposing employees to 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.  b. On or about August 24, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas were not fully planked, exposing employees to 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling:  a. On Or About August 21, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas were more than 14 inches from the face of the work, exposing employees to a 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.  b. On or about August 24, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas were more than 14 inches from the face of the work, exposing employees to a 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:  a. On or about August 21, 2013, the legs on the scaffold at the southeast corner rotunda were not braced, exposing employees to a 13 feet fall hazard.  b. On or about August 24, 2013, the legs on the scaffold at the southeast corner rotunda were not braced, exposing employees to a 13 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. On or about August 21, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas were not inspected by a competent person, exposing employees to a 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.  b. On or about August 21, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas were not inspected by a competent person, exposing employees to a 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. On or about August 21, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas were not erected by a competent person, exposing employees to a 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.  b. On or about August 24, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas were not erected by a competent person, exposing employees to a 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. On or about August 21, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas did not have guardrails, exposing employees to a 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.    b. On or about August 24, 2013, the scaffolds on the southeast corner and east side rotundas did not have guardrails, exposing employees to a 13 feet and 19 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Dec 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a. On or about August 21, 2013, employees working from the scaffold systems were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolds being used and procedures to control or minimize those hazards.   b. On or about August 24, 2013, employees working from the scaffold systems were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolds being used and procedures to control or minimize those hazards.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Dec 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:  a. On or about August 21, 2013, employees that erected the scaffolds were not trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a. On or about August 24, 2013, on the 8:12 pitch roof, employees attaching roof sheathing and felt paper to the roof of the rotundas were not protected from a 21 feet 7 inches and 26 feet fall hazard by the use of a fall protection system.   b. On or about August 24, 2013, employees attaching roof sheathing from within the roof trusses of the 2 rotundas, exposing employees to a 9 feet 4 inches fall hazard to the second floor.  c. On or about August 24, 2013, on the second floor of the rotundas, the bottom edge of the wall opening was approximately 12 inches, exposing employees to a 14 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Dec 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. On or about August 24, 2013, all of the employees working from elevations were not trained to recognize fall hazards and procedures to minimize.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a. On or about August 24, 2013, the portable fiberglass extension ladder used to access and egress from the scaffold system did not extend at 3 feet above the landing, exposing employees to a 19 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:  a. On or about August 24, 2013, the portable fiberglass extension ladder used to access and egress the scaffold system was erected at an angle more than one-quarter of the working length, exposing employees to a 19 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  a. On or about August 24, 2013, the portable fiberglass extension ladder used to access and egress the scaffold system was not stable in that both feet were not under the siderails, exposing employees to a 19 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Dec 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a. On or about August 24, 2013, employees using ladders were not trained in the safe use of ladders and the hazards related to ladders.