OSHA Inspection: CHAZ POZELL CONTRACTING

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:       (a)  Moundsville, WV:  Eye protection was not being worn by the employee using the Bostitch roofing nail gun to secure shingles to the roof exposing employees to eye hazards, as determined on December 18, 2013.         ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

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:    (a) Driveway side in the back corner:  Employees were working from a frame scaffold that was not fully planked exposing employees to the potential for falls of up to approximately 17 1/2 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.      (b) Driveway side in the front corner:  Employees were working from a frame scaffold that was not fully planked exposing employees to the potential for falls of up to approximately 17 1/2 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.      (c)  Under the driveway:  Employees were working from a frame scaffold that was not fully planked exposing employees to the potential for falls of up to approximately 9 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.        ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):   The employer did not have each employee who performed work on a scaffold be 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.  (a) Moundsville, WV:  Employees were not trained to recognize hazards associated with scaffolding exposing employees to falls of up to 17 1/2 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.     ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2):     Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    (a) Moundsville, WV:  Employees were working and walking on scaffold platforms that were 12 to 14 inches wide exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 17 1/2 foot, as determined on December 18, 2013.       ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3):     Where guardrails were not installed along the front edge of the platform or all employees were not protected from falling with the use of personal fall arrest systems, the front edge of the scaffold platform was more than 14 inches.    (a) Back corner on driveway side:  Employees were working from a frame scaffold and were exposed to falls of 17 1/2 foot due to the scaffold being 20 inches from the side of the building with no fall arrest system in place, as determined on December 18, 2013.     (b)  Front corner on driveway side:  Employees were working from a frame scaffold and were exposed to falls of 17 1/2 foot due to the scaffold being 20 inches from the side of the building with no fall arrest system in place, as determined on December 18, 2013.     (c)  Outer edge of building:  Employees were walking and working from pick boards and were exposed to falls of 17 1/2 foot due to the scaffold being 30 inches from the side of the building with no fall arrest system in place, as determined on December 18, 2013.      ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(10):     Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers were intermixed such that the components fit together with force and the scaffold's structural integrity was not maintained by the user:    (a) Moundsville, WV: Employees were working and walking on scaffold picks that were designed by the manufacturer and consisted of parts from other manufactures exposing employees to falls of up to 17 1/2 feet due to the integrity of the scaffold picks being compromised, as determined on December 18, 2013.        ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):    Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    (a)  Driveway side of building back corner:  The frame scaffold did not have base plates on the 4 legs of the scaffold exposing employees to falls of up to 17 1/2 foot due to the scaffold not being supported properly, as determined on December 18, 2013.      (b)  Driveway side of building front corner:  The frame scaffold did not have base plates on 1 leg of the scaffold exposing employees to falls of up to 17 1/2 foot due to the scaffold not being supported properly, as determined on December 18, 2013.      (c)  Under the driveway:  The frame scaffold did not have base plates on the legs of the scaffold exposing employees to falls of up to 9 foot due to the scaffold not being supported properly, as determined on December 18, 2013.          ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):      Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:    (a) Driveway side in the back corner:  Employees were working from a frame scaffold that did not have a fall protection system in place exposing employees to a fall of approximately 17 1/2 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.      (b) Driveway side in the front corner:  Employees were working from a frame scaffold that did not have a fall protection system in place exposing employees to a fall of approximately 17 1/2 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.      (c)  Front and side outer edge:  Employees were working from scaffold picks that did not have a fall protection system in place exposing employees to a fall of 17 1/2 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.        ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):   Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees selected by, and under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration.  (a)  Moundsville, WV:  Scaffolds were not erected by a competent person qualified in scaffold safety as evidenced by employees using scaffolds at heights up to 17 1/2 feet with no guardrails, no baseplates, and working platforms not being fully planked, as determined on December 18, 2013.     ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):     Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    (a)  Moundsville, WV:  An employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 20 feet while securing shingles to a 5/12 sloped roof, as determined on December 18, 2013.        ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who was exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a) Moundsville, WV:  An employee performing roofing work did not receive training that enabled him to recognize the hazards of working from heights, as evident by the employee being observed working within inches of the edge of the roof without the use of fall protection exposing the employee to a fall of approximately 20 foot, as determine December 18, 2013.   ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14):     The employer did not ensure that each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening was less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:    (a)  Driveway side of building back corner:  Employees were working on the second floor of the building near an unprotected wall opening exposing employees to a fall of approximately 15 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.     (b)  Driveway side of building front corner:  Employees were working on the second floor of the building near an unprotected wall opening exposing employees to a fall of approximately 15 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.    (c)  Driveway side of building on the back side:  Employees were working on the second floor of the building near an unprotected wall opening exposing employees to a fall of approximately 15 feet, as determined on December 18, 2013.

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):    Ladders were not used for the purpose for which they were designed:    (a) Moundsville, WV:  Employees were using an 8 ft. Werner step ladder to access scaffolding work platforms at 6 ft. 3/4 in. height in the closed position.  The ladder was not in the opened and locked position, as determined on December 18, 2013.        ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM