OSHA Inspection: CHOICE MASONRY, INC.

Issued

2014-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $800.00 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. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    a. On or about April 18, 2014- at a jobsite located at 7001 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL.- employees were performing masonry activities from a tubular welded framed scaffold that was not equipped with an access ladder their work zone, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately ten (10) feet, three (3) inches.

Issued

2014-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level:     a. On or about April 18, 2014- at a jobsite located at 7001 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL.- employees were performing masonry activities from a tubular welded framed scaffold that was not equipped with guardrails or endrails, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately ten (10) feet, three (3) inches.

Issued

2014-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a. On or about April 18, 2014 - at a jobsite located at 7001 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL.- an employee working on the roof performing masonry activities near unprotected sides/edges was not protected from fall hazards, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards of approximately eighteen (18) feet.