OSHA Inspection: DNS CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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:    (a)  At the site - sufficient planking was not provided for the employees observed working from the tubular welded frame scaffold system platform exposing employees to a 12 to 18 foot fall hazard, on or about 04/02/2015.

Issued

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

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:  (a)  At the site - a ladder was not made available for access and egress to the work platform exposing the employees to a fall hazard of up to 18 feet, on or about 04/02/2015.

Issued

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14): Makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, were used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees:  (a)  At the site -  a plastic bucket was placed on the scaffold platform was used to provide access to the top of the wall exposing the employee to a 13 foot fall hazard, on or about 04/02/2015.

Issued

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.  (a)  At the site - the tubular welded frame scaffold that was missing end rails and midrails exposing employees to a 12 to 18 foot fall hazard, on or about 04/02/2015.

Issued

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

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:  (a)  At the site - fall protection  was not provided while working from the metal roof exposing the employee to a 9 foot 4 inch fall hazard, on or about 04/02/2015.

Issued

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  (a)  At the site -  a portable metal ladder in the folded position was used to access the tubular welded frame scaffold platform exposing the employee to a 9 foot 4 inch fall hazard, on or about 04/02/2015.