OSHA Inspection: PERGOLA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Scaffold and scaffold components were not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:     (a) Location: 161 Village Post Road, Danvers MA, 01923     On or about 4/22/2014, the employer did not ensure that the erected scaffold was capable of supporting the intended load.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:   (a) Location: 161 Village Post Road, Danvers MA, 01923   On or about 4/22/2014, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold system was inspected for damage, stress or excessive wear prior to use, by a competent person.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Parts of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired.   (a) Location: 161 Village Post Road, Danvers MA, 01923   On or about 4/22/2014, the employer did not ensure that damaged, stressed or worn scaffold planks were taken out of service prior to use.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.   (a) Location: 161 Village Post Road, Danvers MA, 01923   On or about 4/22/2014, pump jack scaffold poles were not secured at the bottom.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:     (a) Location: 161 Village Post Road, Danvers MA, 01923     On or about 4/22/2014, employees were not protected from falling while working from a scaffold that was greater than 10 feet above a lower level.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.     (a) Location: 161 Village Post Road, Danvers MA, 01923   On or about 4/22/2014, proper access to scaffolds was not provided.