OSHA Inspection: SUMMIT CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jun 10, 2015

Abate by

Jun 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(vi): Outrigger beams which are not stabilized by bolts or other direct connections to the floor or roof deck shall be secured by tiebacks.    a.  On or April 22, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing tuckpointing operations from a two point suspended scaffold approximately thirty (30) feet from the ground.  The outrigger beam was not stabilized by bolts or other direct connection to the floor or roof deck, nor was it secured by a tieback, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jun 10, 2015

Abate by

Jun 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 22, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performed 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 employees to falls.

Issued

Jun 10, 2015

Abate by

Jun 16, 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 22, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performed 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 employees to falls.

Issued

Jun 10, 2015

Abate by

Jun 16, 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 22, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting tuckpointing operations from a two point suspended scaffold, approximately thirty (30) feet above the ground, was not provided with an access ladder or equivalent safe access, thereby exposing the employee to falls.

Issued

Jun 10, 2015

Abate by

Jun 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,750 Reduced

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 22, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing tuckpointing operations from a two point suspended scaffold, approximately thirty (30) feet above the  ground, was not provided with a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.    b.  On or about April 22, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing tuckpointing operations from a two point suspended scaffold, approximately thirty (30) feet above the ground, was exposed to fall hazards from the lack of end and mid railings.

Issued

Jun 10, 2015

Abate by

Jun 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): When vertical lifelines are used, they shall be fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, shall be independent of the scaffold, and shall be protected from sharp edges and abrasion. Safe points of anchorage include structural members of buildings, but do not include standpipes, vents, other piping systems, electrical conduit, outrigger beams, or counterweights.  a.  On or about April 22, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing tuckpointing operations from a two point suspended scaffold, approximately thirty (30) feet above the ground, was exposed to falls when vertical lifelines were used and secured to an unsafe point of anchorage, a ventpipe.

Issued

Jun 10, 2015

Abate by

Jun 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii):Personal fall arrest systems shall be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level;  a.  On or about April 22, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting tuckpointing operations and utilizing a fall arrest system was not protected from free falling more than six (6) feet, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.