OSHA Inspection: J & D MASONRY

Issued

Jun 17, 2014

Abate by

Jul 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.     The employer does not ensure supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights bear on base plates and mud sills.  This violation was observed on or about April 24, 2014, on the east side of the construction site where an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when performing masonry work on the second level of a scaffold whose frames did not bear on base plates and mud sills.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that supported scaffold poles, legs and frames bear on base plates and mud sills.

Issued

Jun 17, 2014

Abate by

Jul 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:     The employer does not ensure scaffold platforms that are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access that portable ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers etc. are used.  This violation was observed on or about April 24, 2014, on the east side of the construction site where an employee was exposed to fall hazards when accessing a scaffold platform which was 2 feet or more above an access point without a proper access device.         Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that a proper means of access is provided when accessing a scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below a point of access.

Issued

Jun 17, 2014

Abate by

Jul 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    The employer does not ensure employees are protected by the use of a guardrail systems or provide personal fall arrest system.  This violation occurred on or about April 24, 2014, on the east side of the construction site when an employee was exposed to a fall greater than 10 feet while performing masonry work from the second level of a scaffold without guardrails or a personal fall arrest system.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that a personal fall arrest system or guardrails are installed when working from a scaffold 10 feet or more above a lower level.