OSHA Inspection: NORTHSTAR MASONRY & CONCRETE CORP

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

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:  a. On or about 06 January 2015, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a scaffold that was not fully planked while doing residential masonry work.

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

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. On or about 06 January, 2015, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working on scaffold that did not have the correct base plates or mud sills.

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:   a. On or about 06 January 2015, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working on scaffold with footings that were not level, rigid, and ones that would not provide a solid support foundation.

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:  a. On or about 06 January, 2015, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working on scaffold that was missing cross bracing, while placing concrete blocks in efforts to build an exterior wall during a residential project.

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

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. On or about 06 January, 2015, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working on a scaffold that was not inspected by a competent person at the start of the work day.

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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):   a. On or about 06 January 2015, an employee was exposed to the hazard of falling, while standing on the top of a concrete wall approximately 10 feet 8 inches high without any fall protection.

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question:      a. On or about 06 January, 2015, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working on a scaffold without being trained on recognizing the hazards of working on a scaffold, how to properly erect, dismantle, move, and inspect a scaffold.