OSHA Inspection: GROSKOPF CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design:    (a) The fabricated frame scaffold was not designed correctly by a qualified person.

Issued

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered by experienced and trained employees under the supervision of a competent person:    (a) The fabricated frame scaffold was erected by employees who were not properly trained. Employees on site were not competent to properly supervise the erection of the scaffold.

Issued

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    (a) Employees working from a fabricated frame scaffold system were not trained in the recognition and avoidance of the hazards associated with a fabricated frame scaffold. This exposed an employee to scaffolding collapse/fall hazards.

Issued

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii): The platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights exceeded 9.5 inches (24.1 cm):    (a) The fabricated frame scaffold was not planked or decked as fully possible between the uprights.

Issued

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.    (a) The fabricated frame scaffold legs were not on base plates and/or mud sills or other adequate firm foundation. This exposed an employee to scaffolding collapse/fall hazards.

Issued

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Fabricated frame scaffold(s) were not properly braced by cross bracing or diagonal braces, or both, to secure vertical members laterally and to align them so that the erected scaffold was plumb, square, and rigid:    (a) The fabricated frame scaffold was missing cross braces, potentially affecting the stability of the scaffold. This exposed other employees to scaffolding collapse/fall hazards.