OSHA Inspection: ARCON MASONRY LLC

Issued

Aug 1, 2014

Abate by

Aug 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:   The employer does not ensure scaffold platforms that are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access that portable ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers etc. are used.  This violation was observed on or about July 1, 2014, on the east side of the construction site where an employee was exposed to fall hazards when accessing a scaffold platform which was 2 feet or more above an access point without a proper access device.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that a proper means of access is provided when accessing a scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below a point of access.

Issued

Aug 1, 2014

Abate by

Aug 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  The employer does not ensure employees are protected by the use of a guardrail systems or personal fall arrest system.  This violation occurred on or about July 1, 2014, on the east side of the residential construction site when an employee was exposed to a fall greater than 10 feet while performing masonry work from the third level of a scaffold without guardrails or a personal fall arrest system.  Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that a personal fall arrest system or guardrails are installed when working from a scaffold 10 feet or more above a lower level.

Issued

Aug 1, 2014

Abate by

Aug 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which secure vertical members together laterally.    The employer did not ensure that the frames and panels were braced to secure vertical members together laterally.  This violation was observed on or about July 1, 2014, on the east side of the construction site where an employee was exposed to fall hazards when completing masonry activities on a 3 level scaffold without cross bracing to secure vertical members together laterally.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all framed scaffold and panels are braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, to secure vertical members together laterally before employees use.