OSHA Inspection: HULLMARK LLC

Issued

2013-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1488.00 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)    The scaffold being utilized by two employees performing gutter installation at the rear of the building being erected was not fully planked. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of up to approximately twelve feet to the roof below.

Issued

2013-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    The scaffold being utilized by two employees performing gutter installation at the rear of the building being erected was not inspected prior to use. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of up to approximately twelve feet to the roof below.

Issued

2013-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1488.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    An employee performing gutter installation at the rear of the building being erected utilized a tie-off point positioned on the roof in such a manner that he would be exposed to the hazard of striking the roof approximately twelve feet below the working surface on the scaffold.

Issued

2013-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(23): Personal fall arrest systems were attached to guardrail systems.    An employee performing gutter installation at the rear of the building being erected utilized the mid-rail of the guardrail system on the scaffold as a tie-off point. The employee was exposed to a fall hazard in excess of ten feet to the roof below as well as the hazard of scaffold collapse.

Issued

2013-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-01 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.     Employees performing gutter installation from a tubular welded scaffold had not been adequately trained to recognize and abate the hazards associated with working from a scaffold. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of up to approximately twelve feet.