OSHA Inspection: THE FREDCO GROUP

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 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

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 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

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 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.