OSHA Inspection: FAZZONE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

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:  On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when not wearing protective helmets, while other employees were working above them on the scaffolds, while installing cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

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):   a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only three scaffold planks and at other levels only one or two, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.   b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only three scaffold planks and at other levels only one, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.   c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only three scaffold planks and at other levels only one, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.   d. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only three scaffold planks and at other levels only one, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:   a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had a single scaffold plank measuring approximately 2X12, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had a two scaffold planks, a 2X12 and a 2X6 separated by more than 4 inch, on the top level and only one at other levels, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only two scaffold planks, a 2X10 and a 2X6, separated by more than 4 inch, on the top level and at other levels only one 2X10, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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 cantilevered end:   a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had ends of scaffold planks extended approximately 2 1/2 feet to 4 feet, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had ends of scaffold planks extended approximately 2 1/2 feet to 4 feet, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had ends of scaffold planks extended approximately 2 1/2 feet to 4 feet, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     d. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had ends of scaffold planks extended approximately 2 1/2 feet to 4 feet, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap did not occur only over supports:   a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had scaffold planks overlapping but not over supports, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had scaffold planks overlapping but not over supports, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.   c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had scaffold planks overlapping but not over supports, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     d. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had scaffold planks overlapping but not over supports, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which did not have base plates, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which did not have base plates, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which did not have base plates, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     d. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which did not have base plates, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:  a. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had one scaffold leg resting on a wooden pallet, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had one scaffold leg resting on a stack of boards and another leg on a wooden pallet, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     c. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had the scaffold legs resting on 4X6 lumber blocks, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

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.  Scaffold frames were used as a means of access:   a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not provided with a ladder, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which, was not provided with a ladder, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which, was not provided with a ladder, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     d. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which, was not provided with a ladder, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:   a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not inspected on a daily basis by a competent person when having two scaffold planks damaged, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not erected, moved or altered under the supervision and direction of a competent person, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not erected, moved or altered under the supervision and direction of a competent person, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.   c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not erected, moved or altered under the supervision and direction of a competent person, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.   d. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not erected, moved or altered under the supervision and direction of a competent person, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

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:   a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not provided with guard railing, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not provided with guard railing, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not provided with guard railing, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     d. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not provided with guard railing, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboard, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contained or deflected the falling objects:     a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not provided with toeboard, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not provided with toeboard, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not provided with toeboard, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     d. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which was not provided with toeboard, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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:  a. North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold and not being trained to recognize the hazard associated with the scaffold, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold and not being trained to recognize the hazard associated with the scaffold, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.   c. South side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold and not being trained to recognize the hazard associated with the scaffold, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.     d. West side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold and not being trained to recognize the hazard associated with the scaffold, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   North side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working on the open sided floor of the tower platform, which was not provided with guard railing, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.

Issued

Jan 21, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:   b. East side of subdivision entrance tower, On or about October 16, 2014, employees working from the work platform of the scaffold greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below were exposed to impalement, when 4 rebar's, 29 inches in height were below the scaffold, while installing the cinder blocks to the wall.