OSHA Inspection: PL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the pump jack scaffold from that the employees were working was erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.  worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were working from the improperly erected pump jack scaffold were trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Abate by

Jun 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were working from the pump jack scaffold platform at a height above 10 feet were protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or properly installed personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Abate by

Jun 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

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.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the poles of the pump jack scaffold from that the employees were working were braced or secured at the bottoms.