OSHA Inspection: BRAULIO CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jan 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:   The employer does not ensure that each scaffold platform is at least 18 inches wide.  This violation was observed on or about December 15, 2014, at the job site where an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when working from a scaffold platform without the scaffold platform being at least 18 inches wide.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees work from scaffold platforms that are at least 18 inches wide.

Issued

Jan 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

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:   The employer does not protect employees from falling to lower levels when working on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level.  This violation was observed on or about December 15, 2014, on a job made scaffold at the job site where an employee was exposed to a 17 foot 7 inch fall hazard when working from the scaffold without being protected from falling to a lower level.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees are protected from falling to lower levels when working from scaffolds more than 10 feet above a lower level.

Issued

Jan 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:  The employer does not provide ladders to access the scaffold.  This violation was observed on or about December 15, 2014, at the job site where an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when accessing a scaffold platform without using a ladder.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that ladders are provided for scaffold access.