OSHA Inspection: SCOTTISH PLUMBER LLC

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:       a) A stepladder used by employees to access and egress the trench did not have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the ground.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  Employees were using a stepladder, to access and egress a trench, without its metal spreaders locked in an open position.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):  Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 1926.652(c):      a)  Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-in while working in a trench measuring approximately 5.7 feet in depth.    Scottish Plumber LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 711538, citation number 1, item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on November 21, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 542 N. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60622.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).