OSHA Inspection: PIEKOS-GAWIN, INC.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the metal frame scaffold platform from that the employee was working at a height above 10 feet was fully planked.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the metal frame scaffold from that the employee was working at a height above 10 feet was erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-15 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.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employee who was working from the metal frame scaffold platform at a height above 10 feet was protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b).  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employee who was working from the residential roofs edge at a height above six feet was protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety nets or a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.    Worksite: The  employer did not ensure that the employee who was working from the metal frame scaffold was trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.

Issued

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employee who was exposed to fall hazards while working from the roofs edge at a height above six feet was trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.