OSHA Inspection: HYNEK CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and/or braces were not installed  according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (56.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet ((0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91m) wide:    a)  Employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was five frames high and was not tied to the building.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a)  Employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from tubular welded frame scaffolding and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6160.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:    a)  Employees engaged in masonry work were not protected from the hazards of falling while working from a tubular welded frame scaffold platform elevated approximately 24 feet above the ground.      Hynek Construction LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 482158, citation number 1, item number 1 b and was affirmed as a final order on August 7, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 378 Park Ave., Glencoe, IL 60022.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.