OSHA Inspection: PLATINUM CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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) Jobsite, 1833 Master Street - Employees were performing masonry operations from the 5th level of a fabricated frame scaffold which was not fully planked, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 26 feet.  Observed on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph:  a) Jobsite, 1833 Master Street - The fabricated frame scaffold with a height to base width ratio of more than four to one (4:1) was not restrained from tipping by guying, tying or bracing or equivalent means.  Employees were performing masonry operations at heights up to approximately twenty six (26) feet above ground level.  Observed on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Jobsite, 1833 Master Street - The fabricated frame scaffold was not inspected for visible defects by a competent person, exposing employees to scaffold collapse hazards.  Employees were performing masonry operations approximately 26 feet above ground level from a fabricated frame scaffold with one leg cut off at the base of the scaffold.  Observed on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(vi): Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames did not have a maximum spacing between rungs of 16 3/4 inches (43 cm):  a) Jobsite, 1833 Master Street - The distance between the rungs of the integrated prefabricated scaffold access frame was greater than sixteen and three fourths (16 3/4) inches and was measured at nineteen (19) inches.  Employees climbed up and down the rungs of the scaffold frames to access the working level, and were exposed to fall hazards up to approximately twenty six (26) feet.  Observed on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): The clearance between scaffolds and power lines were less than 10 feet.  a) Jobsite, 1833 Master Street- Employees were exposed to shock/electrocution hazards while performing masonry operations from a fabricated frame scaffold, as a service line of 120/240 volts was within approximately two (2) feet of the scaffold.  Observed on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Jobsite, 1833 Master Street - Employees were performing masonry operations from a fabricated frame scaffold that was not erected by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.  Observed on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:  a) Jobsite, 1833 Master Street - Employees performing masonry operations from the 5th level of a fabricated frame scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately twenty six (26) feet without the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems.  Observed on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work on a scaffold be 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) Jobsite, 1833 Master Street - Employees working on a fabricated frame scaffold were not trained by a person qualified to recognize, control or minimize hazards associated with working on a fabricated frame scaffold.  Observed on or about 11/14/14.