OSHA Inspection: TORRES MASONRY

Issued

2014-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.   On or about October 2, 2014, the employer did not ensure that a ladder was provided on the tubular welded scaffold to allow employees to safely access or egress the scaffold, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2014-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(4): End frames of tubular welded frame scaffolding were not locked together vertically by use of pins or equivalent means in areas where uplift could occur.   On or about October 2, 2014, the employer did not ensure that scaffold components were locked together by locking pins when using a forklift to drop off the bucket of mortar exposing employees to scaffold collapse and fall hazard.

Issued

2014-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.   On or about October 2, 2014, the employer did not ensure that guardrails were installed along all open sides, corners and end frames of the scaffold working platforms exposing employees to unprotected fall hazards.

Issued

2014-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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.   On or about October 2, 2014, employees engaged in masonry activities who work from a tubular welded frame scaffold was not trained by the employer to recognize the hazards.