OSHA Inspection: ABSOLUTE MASONRY

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end:  On or about August 27, 2014, employees were laying stone on the commercial building under construction from a tubular welded scaffold that had a platform greater than 10 feet in length extending over its support more than 18 inches, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Cross braces were used as a means of access and egress:  On or about August 27, 2014, employees were applying stone to the commercial building under construction working from a six tier tubular welded scaffold that did not have a ladder for access, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided hard hats or protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects:  On or about August 27, 2014, employees were laying stone on the commercial project under construction up to approximately 29 feet high on a tubular welded scaffold that did not include toeboards and employees were not wearing hard hats, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck-by tools and materials.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Nov 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $400 Reduced

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. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable: a)  Any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area; b)  The correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems being used; c)  The proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold; d)  The maximum intended load and load-carrying capacities of the scaffolds used; and e)  Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart.  On or about August 27, 2014, employees were laying stone on the commercial project under construction from a tubular welded scaffold up to approximately 29 feet high and were not trained by the employer, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Nov 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  On or about August 27, 2014, employees were not trained by a competent person to recognize the hazards associated with the erecting, operating, repairing and maintaining the scaffold, exposing the employees to the fall hazard of up to approximately 29 feet.