OSHA Inspection: WESLEY MENDONCA

Issued

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:   A)  East side of building, on or about April 15, 2015, employees were installing siding on the side of a building, using a pump jack scaffold that did not have a mid-rail across the back of the scaffold and guardrails on either end, exposing the employees to fall heights of 10 to 18 feet.

Issued

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:   A) East side of building, on or about April 15, 2015, employees were installing siding on the side of a building, using a pump jack scaffold that was not secured at the bottom, exposing the employees to fall hazard from the scaffold falling.

Issued

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): Employees were not trained on the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question:   A) East side of building, on or about April 15, 2015, employees who erected a pump jack scaffold were not properly trained on fall protection requirements and the proper erection of this type of scaffold, exposing the employees to fall hazards.