OSHA Inspection: THEISEN MASONRY INC

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a)  On or about May 12, 2015, employees were exposed to falls while they accessed several levels of scaffold while performing masonry work because the employer did not ensure that working levels of scaffold were fully planked at all times.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(8): At all points of a scaffold where the platform changes direction, such as turning a corner, the platform that rested on a bearer at an angle other than a right angle was not laid first, and platforms which rested at right angles over the same bearer were not laid second, on top of the first platform:    a)  On May 12, 2015, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffolding because the platforms creating non-right angle corners were not laid first, below the platforms that rested at right angles over the bearers.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    a)  On May 12, 2015, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffolding because the employer did not provide ladders to all working levels and ensure that they were used by the employees.  Employees used the frame structure of the scaffold to climb to other levels of the scaffold.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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)  On May 12, 2015, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 10 feet while working from scaffolding because all of the working levels were not provided with adequate guardrail systems.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.    a)  On May 12, 2015, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from falling materials and tools while working around and under scaffolding because all working areas were not equipped with toeboards or some other effective method to prevent objects from falling.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would secure vertical members together laterally, and all cross brace connections were not secured:    a)  On May 12, 2015, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffolding because the frames and panels were consistently braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces.  Many areas of the scaffold were missing braces while in other areas the cross braces were not completely attached because pins were not connecting the braces to the frame.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(3): Frames and panels were not joined together vertically by coupling or stacking pins or equivalent means:    a)  On May 12, 2015, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffolding because the frames and panels were not consistently joined together vertically by stacking pins.  Many pins were missing throughout the scaffold which could have allowed it to come apart or shift.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    a)  On May 12, 2015, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffolding because the scaffold had not been inspected by a competent person.  The scaffold had multiple defects that affecting its structural integrity.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  Training did not include the topics outlined in b(1)-b(4) of this section:    a)  On May 12, 2015, and at times prior, masonry employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from scaffolding because the scaffold was erected by employees who had not received adequate training from a competent person.  The scaffold had many structural defects.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a)  On or about May 12, 2015, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respiratory and cardiovascular distress because the employer had not implemented a written respiratory protection program for employees who used half face elastomeric respirators.

Issued

Jul 6, 2015

Abate by

Jul 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a)  On or about May 12, 2015, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respiratory and cardiovascular distress because the employer had not implemented a written respiratory protection program for employees who used half face elastomeric respirators. These employees did not receive a medical evaluation to determine their ability to wear a respirator.