OSHA Inspection: SCHARP CONTRACTING & DEVELOPMENT

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Abate by

Apr 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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:    On or about 5 March 2014, on the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not inspect the tubular scaffold the employees were utilizing to conduct masonry work on a new home under construction, exposing the employee to fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Abate by

Apr 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   On or about 5 March 2014, on the above addressed jobsite, employees were conducting masonry work on a new home under construction, one employee was accessing a one tier tubular welded scaffold approximately 9 feet high by climbing the side rails and not utilizing a ladder, exposing the employee to fall hazard.