OSHA Inspection: P AND A CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Issued

2013-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person:  a)  On or about September 3, 2013, and at times prior, stucco employees working at 6564 Little River Way were exposed to falls while they worked on fabricated frame scaffold which had not been constructed per the design nor by a qualified person.  Several platforms were constructed of planks that rested on 2x4s that were tied to the frame with wire.  These planks should have rested on the bearer section of the frame as it was designed.

Issued

2013-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 September 3, 2013, and at times prior, stucco employees working at 6564 Little River Way were exposed to falls while they worked on fabricated frame scaffold which had not been fully planked.  Scaffold levels at 13 feet and above were equipped with only two of the three planks for which they were designed.     b)  On or about August 31, 2013, and at times prior, stucco employees working at 25603 E. Calhoun Place were exposed to falls while they worked on fabricated frame scaffold which had not been fully planked.  Scaffold levels at 13 feet and above were equipped with only two of the three planks for which they were designed.

Issued

2013-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee 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 September 3, 2013, and at times prior, stucco employees were exposed to falls while they worked on fabricated frame scaffold which had numerous hazards including inadequate platforms and a lack of fall protection.  The employees erected and worked on the scaffold without receiving training from a competent person that would enable them to recognize and correct the hazards.

Issued

2013-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surfaces were not used as a means of access:  a)  On or about September 3, 2013, and at times prior, stucco employees working at 6564 Little River Way were exposed to falls because they were not provided with a ladder to access upper levels of scaffolding from the ground and the roof of a single family home.  Employees climbed the frame of the scaffold itself.      b)  On or about August 31, 2013, and at times prior, stucco employees working at 25603 E. Calhoun Place were exposed to falls because they were not provided with a ladder to access upper levels of scaffolding from the ground an the roof of a single family home.  Employees climbed the frame of the scaffold itself.

Issued

2013-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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 September 3, 2013, and at times prior, stucco employees working at 6564 Little River Way were exposed to falls while they worked on fabricated frame scaffold which did not have standard guardrails on platforms that were 13 feet and higher.  No other fall protection measures were in place.    b)  On or about August 31, 2013, and at times prior, stucco employees working at 25603 E. Calhoun Place were exposed to falls while they worked on fabricated frame scaffold which did not have standard guardrails on platforms that were 13 feet and higher.  No other fall protection measures were in place.

Issued

2013-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were other provisions of paragraph (b) of this section used to provide an alternative fall protection measure:     a)  On or about August 31, 2013, employees were exposed to falls of greater than 6 feet while they performed stucco work from the roof of a single family residential home without adequate fall protection measures in place.