OSHA Inspection: FORCE MASONRY, INC.

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $100.00 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 pre-fabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used:      Employees engaged in masonry activities on a scaffold were exposed to fall hazards when accessing the working platform and a suitable means of access was not provided.

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):  Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:   Employees engaged in masonry activities on a tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards, and the scaffold was not erected and moved under the director of a competent person before employees were allowed to access the scaffold.

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:       Employees engaged in masonry activities on a scaffold were exposed to fall hazards and were not protected by from falling from open sides and ends.

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4): Guardrail systems installed to meet the requirements of this section did not comply with the provisions listed in subparagraphs (i) through (xv) of this paragraph.     Employees engaged in masonry activities on a scaffold were exposed to fall hazards and were not protected by a midrail when working on the outrigger.

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold 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:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards and were not trained to recognize or minimize the fall hazard associated with the scaffold.

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:      Employees engaged in masonry activities on a scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard and there scaffold frames were missing cross bracing.