OSHA Inspection: DEHM DRYWALL LLC

Issued

Nov 27, 2013

Abate by

Dec 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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.    WORKSITE: The employee, climbing the end frame of a mobile fabricated frame scaffold, was not provided with a portable ladder or other means of access to the working surface of the scaffold.

Issued

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.    WORKSITE: The mobile fabricated frame scaffold, used by the employee to install drywall was not inspected by a competent person to ensure the scaffold was safe to use.

Issued

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(1): Scaffolds shall be braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, to prevent racking or collapse of the scaffold and to secure vertical members together laterally so as to automatically square and align the vertical members. Scaffolds shall be plumb, level, and squared. All brace connections shall be secured.  WORKSITE: The mobile fabricated frame scaffold, used by the employee to install drywall was not properly braced with cross bracing on either side of the scaffold.

Issued

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(9): Caster stems and wheel stems shall be pinned or otherwise secured in scaffold legs or adjustment screws.  WORKSITE: The caster wheels on the mobile fabricated frame scaffold were not positively pinned or otherwise secured to the scaffold.

Issued

Nov 27, 2013

Abate by

Dec 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    WORKSITE: The employee, installing drywall from a mobile fabricated frame scaffold was not provided training to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffolding being used or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.