OSHA Inspection: DART PLASTERING, INC.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   a)      On or about 5-6-14, employees were accessing and exiting an upper walking surface eight and one half (8.5) feet above concrete surface without utilizing fall protection equipment at the unprotected edge.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:  a)      On or about 5-6-14, employees were utilizing a Werner eight (8) ft. self-supporting step ladder to access/egress an upper walking surface eight and one half (8.5) feet above concrete surface without a grasping device/grab-rails at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)      On or about 5-6-14, employees who were accessing an eight and one half (8.5) ft. upper surface were utilizing a Werner eight (8) ft. self-supporting step ladder in the folded position with its top leaning on the parapet wall's exterior surface.