OSHA Inspection: NEWLAND CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2015-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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) At the establishment, on or about 5/22/2015: An employee worked from the top tier of a scaffold which was not fully planked, leaving a space between the partial plank and the upright of approximately 10 inches.

Issued

2015-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Where scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers, stairway-type ladders, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used for access:      a) At the establishment, on or about 5/22/2015: An employee climbed to the top tier/working surface of a scaffold without safe access.

Issued

2015-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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) At the establishment, or or about 5/22/2015: An employee utilized an improperly erected scaffold, with the following unsafe conditions: no guardrails on the top tier, not fully planked, and without safe access.

Issued

2015-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.      a) At the establishment, on or about 5/22/2015: Scaffolds were not erected, moved, altered or used by or under the supervision of an experienced, trained or competent person in scaffolds.

Issued

2015-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 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. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.      a) At the establishment, on or about 5/22/2015: An employee working on a scaffold approximately 14 feet above the concrete ground was not protected from falling as required.

Issued

2015-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.      a) At the establishment, on or about 5/22/2015: Guardrail systems were not installed as required.

Issued

2015-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:      a) At the establishment, on or about 5/22/2015: Employees erecting, moving, maintaining or inspecting a supported      mobile scaffold system were not trained by a person knowledgeable in scaffold requirements.