OSHA Inspection: RAF EXTERIOR INC.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.   On or about October 10, 2014, employees engaged in masonry activities working underneath and at lower levels of a tubular welded scaffold were not provided protective hard hats, exposing them to being struck by falling and/or flying objects.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification.    On or about October 10, 2014, employees were using an electrical 4-plex receptacle gang box as a flexible extension cord which is not in accordance with manufacturer guidelines for listing and labeling instructions, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous.   On or about October 10, 2014, employees engaged in masonry activities used a portable sander that was energized by an extension cord that was missing the grounding pin exposing the employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    On or about October 10, 2014, employees performing masonry activities were using a metal 4-plex receptacle gang box that did not have a strain relief device installed and had the outer flexible conduit pulled away straining the internal wiring, exposing employees to electrical shock and fire hazards.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings were not effectively closed.   On or about October 10, 2014, employees performing masonry activities used a metal 4-plex receptacle gang box to energize portable hand tools that had three knockouts opened exposing the internal live parts, exposing employees to electrical shock and fire hazards.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers:  On or about October 10, 2014, employees performing masonry activities used a 4-plex receptacle gang box to power electrical hand tools that did not have a cover or faceplate to protect employees from the internal live parts, exposing them to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii).   On or about October 10, 2014, the employer did not ensure that each working level of the tubular welded frame scaffold was fully planked, exposing employees to a 14 foot fall hazards to the concrete below.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   On or about October 10, 2014, the employer did not ensure the tubular welded frame scaffold had base plates and mud sills installed on each end pole/leg for an adequate firm foundation to prevent a collapse, exposing employees to a 14 foot fall hazards to the concrete below.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.   On or about October 10, 2014, the employer did not ensure that a ladder was provided to access or egress the scaffold and each working level of the scaffold system, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:   On or about October 10, 2014, employees performing masonry activities were working from the upper work platforms of a tubular welded scaffold system without guard rail systems or fall protection exposing the employees to an unprotected fall hazard of approximately 14 foot.