OSHA Inspection: ORLAND WEST WING INCORPORATED

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

May 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention program(s) as may be necessary to comply with this part:    a. On or about April 15, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to falls.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

May 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    a. On or about April 15, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting siding repair from a ladder jack scaffold approximately thirteen (13) feet four (4) inches above the ground was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access:    a. On or about April 15, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting siding repair from a ladder jack scaffold approximately thirteen (13) feet four (4) inches above the ground was not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a. On or about April 15, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing siding repair from a ladder jack scaffold approximately thirteen (13) feet four (4) inches above the ground was not protected from falls by a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.