OSHA Inspection: JESSE VASQUEZ MASONRY

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to struck-by hazards when working on lower levels and on the ground level while others were working above them on the welded frame scaffold, while installing metal lath to the residential home.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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. South side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only two scaffold planks and at other locations only one, while installing the metal lath.  b. West side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only two scaffold planks and at other locations only one, while installing the metal lath.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:      a. West side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) was exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only one scaffold plank measuring 2 inches by 12 inches, on the  second level of the scaffold, while installing the metal lath design. to the West side of the residential home.    b. South side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only one scaffold plank measuring 2 inches by 12 inches, on the third level of the scaffold, while installing the metal lath.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.       a. West side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) was exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in hight to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had several scaffold planks extending approximately 3 feet past the scaffold frame support, on the second level of the scaffold, while installing the metal lath design to the West side of the residential home.         b. South side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had several scaffold planks extending approximately 3 feet past the scaffold frame support, on the second level of the scaffold, while installing the metal lath to the South side of the residential home.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.     South side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, while climbing the scaffold end frames and cross braces to access the third level of the scaffold to install metal lath design.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.     a. West side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height, to the ground level below, from a welded frame scaffold with no guard rail system, while installing metal lath.      b. South side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, from a welded frame scaffold with no guard rail system, while installing the metal lath.

Issued

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    South side of the residential home, On or about March 13, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when using a Warner extension ladder having only 6 inches above the landing, while climbing the ladder for access and egress to and from the scaffold.