OSHA Inspection: FARRELL FRAMING CO

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    On or about December 18, 2012, an employee plugged in the portable reciprocating saw where the end of the cord was not equipped with strain relief and the insulated wires were exposed, exposing the employee to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design.    On or about December 18, 2013, the employees constructed the pump jack scaffolding that was not designed, constructed and loaded by a qualified person. The warning plate states "do not use above 30 feet". The scaffold was used up to approximately 40 feet high, exposing employees to the hazard of scaffold collapse and falls.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  On or about December 18, 2013, two employees were installing the siding on the residential home under renovation on a pump jack scaffold up to approximately 40 feet high. The untrained employees were instructed to erect the scaffold and were not under the direction of a competent person, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $250 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:    On or about December 18, 2013, two employees were installing the siding on the residential home under renovation on a pump jack scaffold up to approximately 40 feet high. The poles were made of wood and did not bear on base plates or mud sills, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.   On or about December 18, 2013, two employees were installing the siding on the residential home under renovation on a pump jack scaffold up to approximately 40 feet high without the scaffold being secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(7): When two by fours were spliced to make a pole, mending plates were not installed at all splices to develop the full strength of the member.     On or about December 18, 2013, two employees were installing the siding on the residential home under renovation on a pump jack scaffold up to approximately 40 feet high without mending plates at all splices on the poles, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.