OSHA Inspection: NERO MASONRY INC.

Issued

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1000.00 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 or about May 15, 2015, at Southeast corner of Fairhope Ave. and N Church St: The employer failed to ensure proper mid-rails were installed on the fabricated scaffold top buck sections, North side of the building, and top / mid rails on the ends which exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 8 feet to the lower surface.

Issued

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level where leading edges are under construction, but who was not engaged in the leading edge work, was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a) On or about May 15, 2015, at Southeast corner of Fairhope Ave. and N Church St: The employer failed to ensure proper mid-rails were installed on the awning overhang, West side of the building, which exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 15.5 feet to the ground.

Issued

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(8): A metal spreader or locking device was not provided on each stepladder to hold the front and back sections in an open position when the ladder was being used:  a) On or about May 15, 2015, at Southeast corner of Fairhope Ave. and N Church St: The employer failed to ensure the 8 foot step was properly set-up by not opening the ladder and locking the spreader device which exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a) On or about May 15, 2015, at Southeast corner of Fairhope Ave. and N Church St: The employer failed to ensure employees did not use the top two steps of an 8 foot step ladder to gain access onto the top buck level of a scaffold.

Issued

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1360.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) On or about May 15, 2015, at Southeast corner of Fairhope Ave. and N Church St: The employer failed to ensure the extension ladder used to gain access onto the West side balcony extended 3 feet above the landing area exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls of up to 15 feet.

Issued

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.  a) On or about May 15, 2015, at Southeast corner of Fairhope Ave. and N Church St: The employer failed to ensure the planks on the working level of the scaffold were no greater than 1 inch between them.

Issued

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end.  a) On or about May 15, 2015, at Southeast corner of Fairhope Ave. and N Church St: The employer failed to ensure the 10 foot planks used for the working level did not extend greater than 18 inches over the end supports.