OSHA Inspection: AGUILLA FLOORING, INC.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    On or about 6/24/2010 Job Site    a) The employees were not provided safety and health training as required by the standard.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    On or about 6/24/2014, Job Site    a) The ladder jack scaffold was placed on an uneven surface and did not have base plates.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access:    On or about 6/24/2014, Job Site    a) The employees climbed onto the fire escape to gain access to the scaffold platform.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    On or about 6/24/2014, Job Site    a) The employees worked from a ladder jack scaffold approximately 30' high without fall protection.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Ladder jack scaffold platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet:    On or about 6/24/2014, Job Site    a) The employees worked on the ladder jack platform which was approximately 30' high.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(7): Ladders shall not be tied or fastened together to provide longer sections unless they are specifically designed for such use:    On or about 6/24/2014, Job Site    a) The employees used two extension ladders tied together to provide a longer length.