OSHA Inspection: SILVA & ASSOCIATES

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   A) Ground, front of house: - Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below roofing/stucco activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about August 12th, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    A) Roof of house: An employee was exposed to electrocution hazards while working within 1 foot of energized, un-insulated electrical wires on or about August 12th, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):   Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports:   A) On Scaffold : Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 and 17 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not fully planked, on or about August 12th, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects shall not be used to support scaffolds or platform units.  A) Roof of house:  An employee was exposed to fall/scaffold collapse hazards of approximately 17 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not erected on firm foundation, on or about August 12th, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 shall be used.      A) On Scaffold - Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not provided with safe access, on or about August 12th, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-09 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.   A) Scaffold/Front of house - An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system or there means of fall protection in place, on or about August 12th, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):   Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b)   A) Roof: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while engaged in roofing work on a residential structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about August 12th, 2014.