OSHA Inspection: SILVER RULE MASONRY INC

Issued

May 4, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory Appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph (a) of this section.  a. At the worksite located at 289 Naghten Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, employees used a wooden pallet supported by a rough terrain forklift that was not designed by a qualified person as a scaffold platform, thereby exposing the employees to a 19 foot fall hazard.

Issued

May 4, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless they have been specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use.   a. At the worksite located at 289 Naghten Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, an employee used a rough terrain forklift to support a pallet used as a scaffold platform by another employee, thereby exposing the employee to a 19 foot fall hazard.

Issued

May 4, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $2,772 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.   a. At the worksite located at 289 Naghten Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, a forklift was used to support a wooden pallet used as a scaffold platform and the forklift was moved horizontally while the employee was on the pallet, thereby exposing the employee to a 19 foot fall hazard.

Issued

May 4, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,360 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.     a. On the north side of the worksite located at 289 Naghten Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, employees were working from a mast climbing scaffold with no guardrail on the west end of the platform, thereby exposing the employee to a 28 foot fall hazard.

Issued

May 4, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2): Where there is a danger of tools, materials, or equipment falling from a scaffold and striking employees below, the following provisions apply:  29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard shall be erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below, except on float (ship) scaffolds where an edging of 3/4 x 1 1/2 inch (2 x 4 cm) wood or equivalent may be used in lieu of toeboards.  a. On the west side of the worksite located at 289 Naghten Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, employees working at ground level were not protected, by use of toeboards, from falling tools or materials from employees who were working on the 5th level of the scaffold, thereby being exposed to struck-by hazards.