OSHA Inspection: LI GAO CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): When power operated tools were designed to accommodate guards, they were not equipped with such guards when in use:    a)  On February 11, 2015, inside the house, there was no guard for the 13 inch diameter abrasive wheel on a Makita cut off saw, model 2416S used the cut concrete blocks.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):  Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports:      a)  On February 11, 2015, near the backside of the house, the 4.3 foot wide platform on the double wood pole scaffold was not fully planked as there was an opening of about 2 by 3 feet next to the access ladder, exposing employees the hazard of falling from a height of about 12.75 feet.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:     a)  On February 11, 2015, near the backside of the house, fall protection was not provided for employees on the 4.3 foot wide platform on the double wood pole scaffold, exposing employees the hazard of falling from a height of about 12.75 feet.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(a)(2): Crossbracing was not installed between the inner and outer sets of poles on double pole scaffolds:      a)  On February 11, 2015, near the backside of the house, the double wood pole scaffold had no crossbracing installed between the inner and outer sets of poles on the double poles, exposing employees the hazard of falling from a height of about 12.75 feet.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.452(a)(3): Diagonal bracing in both directions was not installed across the entire inside face of double-pole scaffolds used to support loads equivalent to a uniformly distributed load of 50 pounds (222 kg) or more per square foot (929 square cm):     a)  On February 11, 2015, near the backside of the house, the double wood pole scaffold had no diagonal bracing installed across the inside face of the double poles, exposing employees the hazard of falling from a height of about 12.75 feet.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.452(a)(7): Runners were not supported by bearing blocks securely attached to the poles:     a)  On February 11, 2015, near the backside of the house, the double wood pole scaffold runners were not supported by bearing blocks securely attached to the poles, exposing employees the hazard of falling from a height of about 12.75 feet.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.452(a)(8): Braces, bearers, and runners shall not be spliced between poles:     a)  On February 11, 2015, near the backside of the house, the double wood pole scaffold had the runners spliced between the poles, exposing employees the hazard of falling from a height of about 12.75 feet.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.452(a)(9): Where wooden poles were spliced, the ends were not squared and the upper section did not rest squarely on the lower section. Wood splice plates were not provided on at least two adjacent sides, and did not extend at least 2 feet (0.6 m) on either side of the splice, overlap the abutted ends equally, and have at least the same cross-sectional areas as the pole. Splice plates of other materials of equivalent strength may be used:    a) On February 11, 2015, near the backside of the house, the double wood poles were spliced by overlapping them and nailing them together, exposing employees the hazard of falling from a height of about 12.75 feet.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris, were not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:    a) On February 11, 2015, in the kitchen on the first level, concrete chips, short pieces of PVC pipe, and pieces of lumber, lay on the floor in the work areas and passageways.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Flexible cords and cables were not  protected from damage:     a)  On February 11, 2015, on the asphalt road in front of the house, a 110 VAC extension cord was not protected from damage as it lay on the road and was run over by vehicles.  The cord powered portable power tools inside the house such as 110 VAC Makita cut off saws.