OSHA Inspection: THE FREDCO GROUP

Issued

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

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:   A) Ground/Right side of house below scaffold - An employee was exposed to head injuries while working below siding activities. The employee was not protected by hard hat or protective helmet, on or about March 20th, 2014.

Issued

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):   Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.   A) Scaffold/right side of house - An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet while working on a ladder jack scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system or other means of fall protection in place, on or about March 20th, 2014.

Issued

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used.      A) Scaffold/right side of house - An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet while working on a ladder jack scaffold that was not provided with safe access, on or about March 20th, 2014.