OSHA Inspection: KP MASONRY INC

Issued

Aug 27, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 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 other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.    At the job site, 2821 E. 31st street, Wichita, Kansas, a ladder for scaffold access was not used by employees.   Employees were gaining access by climbing the scaffold frames.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet to the ground.

Issued

Aug 27, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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:  At the job site, 2821 E. 31st street, Wichita, Kansas, the employer did not have the scaffold inspected by a competent person prior to employees performing work from the scaffold.  The scaffold was missing proper fall protection railings.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet to the ground.

Issued

Aug 27, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:  At the job site, 2821 E. 31st street, Wichita, Kansas, employees were doing masonry work from steel framed scaffolds without guardrails along all open sides and ends of the working level.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet to the ground.

Issued

Aug 27, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to minimize those hazards.   At the job site, 2821 E. 31st street, Wichita, Kansas, employees were not trained to recognize fall hazards and procedures to follow to minimize fall hazards when working from scaffolds.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet to the ground.