OSHA Inspection: HIGH END DESIGN INC.

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(iv): (iv) Vertical lifelines, independent support lines, and suspension ropes shall not be attached to each other, nor shall they be attached to or use the same point of anchorage, nor shall they be attached to the same point on the scaffold or personal fall arrest system.       a) At the jobsite: 1241 S. 18th Street - Each employee installing aluminum composite panels from a pump jack scaffold approximately 24 feet above ground level was not protected from the fall hazards. The employee was using a personal fall arrest system with the vertical lifeline attached to the same anchor point as the pump jack scaffold. Observed on or about 10/17/2014.

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the jobsite: 1241 S. 18th Street - A pump jack scaffold and the scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift. On or about 10/17/2014.

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.      a) At the jobsite: 1241 S. 18th Street - The poles of a pump jack scaffold were not secured by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom of the poles. An employee was exposed to the hazards of a scaffolding collapse when installing aluminum composite panels at twenty-four (24) feet above the ground level. Observed on or about 10/17/2014.

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the jobsite: 1241 S. 18th Street - The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a pump jack scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with pump jack scaffolds. On or about 10/17/2014.