OSHA Inspection: ALLAN BIGBEE

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:  a. Site - On or about October 21, 2013, the wall scaffolding system in use failed and collapsed due to the scaffolding components not being capable of supporting the combined weight of the two workers, materials and tools they were utilizing while working from the scaffolding system.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds were not fully planked:     a. Site - On or about October 21, 2013, the working platform of the wall scaffolding system in use was not fully planked.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap did not occur only over supports:    a. Site - On or about October 21, 2013, the scaffold platforms were not overlapped over supports or restrained.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:      a. Site - On or about October 21, 2013, an access ladder was not utilized for the wall scaffolding system in use.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a. Site - On or about October 30, 2013, the extension ladder in use to access the roof area did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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. Site - On or about October 21, 2013, fall protection was not provided to employees working from a wall scaffolding system at heights of over 15 feet.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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. Site - On or about October 21, 2013, guardrails were not provided at the garage's second story window opening to prevent fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Nov 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    a. Site - On or about October 30, 2013, a handrail was not provided for the access stairway leading to the second-story level of the garage.