OSHA Inspection: CESAR'S HOME SERVICES, CORP.

Issued

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.    a. On or about April 08, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, Employee were performing siding installation from a pump jack scaffold that had a platform extending greater than eighteen (>18") inches past its supports, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of fifteen (15) feet four (4) inches to the ground.

Issued

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.    a. On or about April 08, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were installing siding from a pump jack scaffold  that was not provided with adequate base plates and mud sills, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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 or about April 08, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were installing siding from a pump jack scaffold, fifteen (15) feet four (4) inches above the ground, which was not provided with a complete guardrail system, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support:    a. On or about April 08, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the scaffold did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.