OSHA Inspection: R & S CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING INC

Issued

Dec 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,850 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.      Located at 503 Fulton Street, 6th floor    On or about 6/24/2014    a)  Employees worked on the platforms of a 2-section high tubular welded frame scaffold, which did not have a means of safe access for the workers.  Workers used a 12 foot A-Frame ladder to access the work platform.

Issued

Dec 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    Located at 503 Fulton Street, 6th floor    On or about 6/24/2014      a)  Employees worked on the platforms of a 2-section high tubular welded frame scaffold, and were not protected by guardrails.