OSHA Inspection: SHORLINE RESTORATION MASONRY, LLC

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $1680.00 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 as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a) Scaffolding system on the South Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure all working platforms were fully decked which exposed an employee to falls 9-feet.  b) Forward Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure all working platforms were fully decked which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  c) Middle Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure all working platforms were fully decked which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  d) Back Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure all working platforms were fully decked which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a) Scaffolding system on the South Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer allowed fabricated frames to be place directly on the wooden mudsills which exposed an employee to falls 9-feet.  b) Forward Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer allowed fabricated frames to be place directly on the wooden mudsills which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  c) Middle Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer allowed fabricated frames to be place directly on the wooden mudsills which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  d) Back Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer allowed fabricated frames to be place directly on wooden mudsills and/or stacked bricks to accommodate for the uneven ground which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $1680.00 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, sturcture, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:  a) Scaffolding system on the South Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a safe means of access was provided which exposed an employee to falls 9-feet.  b) Forward Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a safe means of access was provided which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  c) Middle Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a safe means of access was provided which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  d) Back Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a safe means of access was provided which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a) Scaffolding system on the South Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the scaffolding system prior to releasing it to workers for use which exposed an employee to falls 9-feet.  b) Forward Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the scaffolding system prior to releasing it to workers for use which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  c) Middle Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the scaffolding system prior to releasing it to workers for use which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  d) Back Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the scaffolding system prior to releasing it to workers for use which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 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 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:  a) Scaffolding system on the South Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a competent person supervised the erection of the scaffolding system which exposed an employee to falls 9-feet.  b) Forward Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a competent person supervised the erection of the scaffolding system which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  c) Middle Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a competent person supervised the erection of the scaffolding system which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  d) Back Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure a competent person supervised the erection of the scaffolding system which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall:  a) Scaffolding system on the South Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees working below used hard hats and/or protection was installed to prevent objects from falling off platforms which exposed employees to struck-by hazard.  b) Forward Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees working below used hard hats and/or protection was installed to prevent objects from falling off platforms which exposed employees to struck-by hazard.   c) Middle Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees working below used hard hats and/or protection was installed to prevent objects from falling off platforms which exposed employees to struck-by hazard.  d) Back Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees working below used hard hats and/or protection was installed to prevent objects from falling off platforms which exposed employees to struck-by hazard.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5040.00 · Current $1680.00 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) Forward Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure that guardrails or some other equivalent means of fall protection was provided which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.    b) Middle Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure that guardrails or some other equivalent means of fall protection was provided which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.  c) Back Scaffolding system on the West Side of Residential Structure: On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not ensure that guardrails or some other equivalent means of fall protection was provided which exposed employees to falls up to 20-feet.    Shorline Restoration Masonry, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(g)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315135749, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 23, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 200 S. Florida Street, Mobile, AL.