OSHA Inspection: EJE CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Nov 5, 2013

Abate by

Dec 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a.  On or about October 22, 2013 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program and/or safety and health program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to scaffolding and falls.

Issued

Nov 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory Appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph (a) of this section.  a.  On or about October 22, 2013 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing carpentry operations from a ladder jack scaffold approximately seventeen (17) feet eight (8) inches above the ground, that was not designed by a qualified person, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a.  On or about October 22, 2013 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a ladder jack scaffold was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the use of such scaffolds, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Nov 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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.  a.  On or about October 22, 2013 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting carpentry operations from a ladder jack scaffold approximately seventeen (17) feet eight (8) inches above the ground was not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders shall be used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).  a.  On or about October 22, 2013 - at the above addressed jobsite, the aluminum non-self-supporting ladders used as a ladder jack scaffold were not being 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, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;  a.  On or about October 22, 2013 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing carpentry operations from a ladder jack scaffold approximately seventeen (17) feet eight (8) inches above the ground was not protected by the use of a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.