OSHA Inspection: J.J. RIERA CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Nov 13, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:    (i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary (for example, to fit around uprights when side brackets are used to extend the width of the platform):    Worksite: Where employees worked from, scaffolding in excess of 10 feet above ground level, the employer did not ensure that the working surface was fully planked to prevent employees falling to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap did not occur only over supports, and was not less than 12 inches (30 cm) unless the platforms were nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement:  Worksite: Where the employer overlapped platforms to create one long platform, the overlap occurred on areas not over supports, was greater than 12 inches, and the platforms were not nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement.