OSHA Inspection: TOTAL LINES CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph.  Jobsite: The fabricated metal frame scaffold from that the employees were working was not adequately restrained from tipping by tying, bracing or equivalent means.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(4): End frames of tubular welded frame scaffolding were not locked together vertically by use of pins or equivalent means in areas where uplift could occur:  Jobsite: The fabricated metal frame scaffold from that the employees were working did not have the vertical frames locked together by pins or equivalent means.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  Jobsite:  Employees were climbing the vertical  braces of the fabricated metal frame scaffold in order to access the working level that was approximately 29 feet 2 inches above the ground level.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the scaffolds were erected and altered under the direct supervision of a competent person.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Jobsite:  The employee that was working on the fabricated metal frame scaffold was not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 29 feet 2 inches to the ground by the use of appropriate fall protection systems and/or devices.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-31 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)  Jobsite: Employees were working on a fabricated frame metal scaffold which was not fully planked on each working level.