OSHA Inspection: H&L MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Nov 19, 2015

Abate by

Jan 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about November 12, 2015 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number            Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                003a                      09/30/2015

Issued

May 29, 2015

Abate by

Jun 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:    a. On or about April 16, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting tuckpointing operations from a tubular welded scaffold approximately twelve (12) feet four (4) inches above the ground that was not fully planked, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 29, 2015

Abate by

Jun 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 16, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting tuckpointing operations from a tubular welded scaffold approximately twelve (12) feet four (4) inches above the ground was not provided with an access ladder or equivalent safe access, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): In addition to the normal operating brake, suspension scaffold power-operated hoists and manually operated hoists shall have a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed.    a. On or about April 16, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing tuckpointing operations from a two point suspended scaffold, approximately thirty (30) feet above the ground, that was not provided with a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically following an uncontrolled movement, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17): Manually operated hoists shall require a positive crank force to descend.  a. On or about April 16, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing tuckpointing operations from a two point suspended scaffold, approximately thirty (30) feet above the ground, with a manually operated hoist.  The hoist did not require a positive crank force to descend, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 29, 2015

Abate by

Jun 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    a. On or about April 16, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing tuckpointing operations from a two point suspended scaffold that was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 30, 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 16, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting tuckpointing operations from tubular welded frame and two point suspended scaffolding were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 29, 2015

Abate by

Jun 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold:    a. On or about April 16, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting tuckpointing operations from a tubular welded scaffold, approximately twelve (12) 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.

Issued

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold shall be protected by both a personal fall arrest system and guardrail system;  a. On or about April 16, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing tuckpointing operations from a two point suspended scaffold approximately thirty (30) feet above the ground was not protected from falls by a guardrail system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.