OSHA Inspection: JC MASONRY LLC

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(iv): Cross braces on tubular welded frame scaffolds were used as a means of access or egress.    Location:   8 Cove Ridge Lane, Greenwich, CT      Employees working on the fabricated metal frame scaffold were not provided with a safe means of access and egress from the scaffold and were observed climbing the cross braces.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

Jun 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Location:   8 Cove Ridge Lane, Greenwich, CT      The employer did not ensure that the fabricated metal frame scaffold had been erected under the supervision of a competent person.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.     Location:   8 Cove Ridge Lane, Greenwich, CT       Employees who were performing work from a fabricated metal frame scaffold were not protected from falling more than 10 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

Jun 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 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.    Location:   8 Cove Ridge Lane, Greenwich, CT      The employer did not ensure that all employees who were required to perform work on scaffolding had been adequately trained in the hazards associated with the work and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize these hazards.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

Jun 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.   Location:   8 Cove Ridge Lane, Greenwich, CT     The employer did not ensure that all employees who were involved in the erection of the scaffold had been adequately trained.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    Location:   8 Cove Ridge Lane, Greenwich, CT      Employees performing masonry work from a steep pitched roof were not protected from falling more than six feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 21, 2014

Abate by

Jun 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Location:   8 Cove Ridge Lane, Greenwich, CT    The employer did not ensure that all employees were adequately trained in the hazards associated with falling and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize the fall hazards.