OSHA Inspection: PARKINSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Abate by

Jul 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,875 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by installing guys, ties, and braces according to the manufacturer's recommendations:      a) Jobsite, 123 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206:  Observed on or about June 18, 2014, an HEK mast climber scaffold (type MSM Super) was not restrained from tipping by the installation of guys, ties, and braces according to the manufacturer's requirements.  A tie was not installed at between 8 to 10 feet above ground level as required by the manufacturer.  The scaffold became unsteady and tipped over when the last tie, located on the third floor (approximately 23 feet) of the structure was removed.  Two employees fell approximately 23 feet to the paved surface below.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Abate by

Aug 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,875 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:    a) Jobsite, 123 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206:  Observed on or about June 18, 2014, an HEK mast climbing scaffold (type MSM Super) was not inspected before each work shift by a competent person.  Employees working from the mast climbing mast climbing scaffold were exposed to crushed-by hazards and fall hazards of up to approximately 58 feet due to the lack of scaffold inspections by a competent person.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Abate by

Aug 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,875 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:       a) Jobsite, 123 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206:  Observed on or about June 18, 2014, employees who lacked proper scaffold training were engaged in the dismantling of an HEK mast climbing scaffold (type MSM Super) while not under the supervision and direction of a competent person.  The employees were exposed to fall and crushed-by hazards while dismantling the mast climbing scaffold which was positioned along the east wall of a five story building.  The employees fell approximately 23 feet to the paved surface below when the scaffold tilted over and collapsed during the dismantling process.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Abate by

Aug 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): The employer did not ensure that each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold was trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question:   a) Jobsite, 123 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206:  Observed on or about June 18, 2014, employees engaged in the dismantling of an HEK mast climbing scaffold (type MSM Super) were not trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for dismantling HEK mast climbing scaffolds being used in the single mast, ground frame configuration.  The employees were exposed to crushed-by hazards and fall hazards of up to approximately 58 feet during the dismantling process.  Two employees were injured when an HEK mast climbing scaffold tipped over during the disassembling process.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Abate by

Aug 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,875 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not ensure that each employee who was working on a scaffold were 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:       a) Jobsite, 123 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206:  Observed on or about June 18, 2014, the employer did not ensure that each employee working on an HEK mast climbing scaffold (type MSM Super) was 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.  The employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 58 feet while working on the platform of the scaffold.