OSHA Inspection: RAUL ARION

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $0 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.      a) 17058 Sills Dr., Prairieville, LA; the employer failed to ensure a scaffold used to apply stucco to the exterior of a house was equipped with a ladder for access and egress. The work platform was approximately 12 feet above the ground.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 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.       a) 17058 Sills Dr., Prairieville, LA; On or about 12/20/13, the employer did not ensure employees working from a  scaffold approximately 12 feet above the ground was protected by a complete guardrail system or wore a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) 17058 Sills Dr., Prairieville, LA; On or about 12/20/13, the employer allowed employees to work from a scaffold without base plates installed to provide the required support.