OSHA Inspection: SUSANNA JENKINS/NICOLAS FAZ

Issued

2014-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  The employer does not ensure that scaffold legs bear on base plates and mud sills other adequate firm foundation.  This violation was observed on or about July 22, 2014 at the job site where an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when working on an elevated pump jack scaffold without base plates and mud sills.    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 scaffold legs bear on base plates and mud sills.

Issued

2014-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  The employer does not secure the scaffold poles to the structure at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  This violation was observed on or about July 22, 2014, at the job site where an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when working on an elevated pump jack scaffold without the scaffold being secured at the bottom and other points as necessary.    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 scaffold poles are secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.

Issued

2014-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.    The employer does not ensure that employees have a ladder, stairway, or ramp to access a scaffold.  This violation occurred on or about July 22, 2014 when an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while installing plywood siding on a two story residential structure from an elevated scaffold without adequate access.    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 employees have proper access to the scaffold platform.

Issued

2014-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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.  The employer does not protect employees from falling when working on scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level.  This violation was observed on or about July 22, 2014, at the job site where an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when working on an elevated pump jack scaffold at approximately 18 feet above the ground without being protected from falling to the ground.    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 employees working from a scaffold 10 feet or more above a lower level are protected from falling.