OSHA Inspection: UNITED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(a)(5): Scaffolds and other devices mentioned or described in this section were not maintained in safe conditions. Scaffolds were altered or moved horizontally while they were in use or occupied:     a) On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while they had been pressure washing and painting from a suspended swing stage scaffold that had not been maintained in a safe condition in that:        1.  Vertical lifelines were knotted to deficient anchorages.   2.  Vertical lifelines were passed over a parapet wall and not protected from abrasions.  3.  Vertical lifelines were attached to parapet clamps, not provided with tie-backs, and secured to unrated components of a building.    4. The parapet clamps that suspended the scaffold did not have tiebacks.  5. The wire rope which suspended the scaffold and was used with tiebacks had clamps that had not been tightened with a torque wrench.      PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(g)(4): The roof irons or hooks were not of wrought iron, mild steel, or other equivalent material of proper size and design, securely installed and anchored. Tie-backs of three-fourth inch manila rope or the equivalent did not serve as a secondary means of anchorage, installed at right angles to the face of the building whenever possible and secured to a structurally sound portion of the building:    a) On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while they had been pressure washing and painting from a suspended swing stage scaffold that lacked tiebacks on the parapet clamps which suspended the scaffold.      PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Jul 31, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(g)(9): On suspension scaffolds designed for a working load of 500 pounds no more than two men shall be permitted to work at one time. On suspension scaffolds with a working load of 750 pounds, no more than three men shall be permitted to work at one time. Each workman shall be protected by a safety lifebelt attached to a lifeline. The lifeline shall be securely attached to substantial members of the structure (not scaffold), or to securely rigged lines, which will safely suspend the workman in case of a fall:    a)  On or about March 6, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while they had been pressure washing and painting from a suspended swing stage scaffold with a fall protection system that was connected to vertical lifelines which had been attached to the same parapet clamp that suspended the scaffold.    PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.