OSHA Inspection: ED ALPHONSE CONTRACTING, INC.

Issued

2015-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4410.00 · Current $2646.00 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. On or about May 29, 2015, employees were attaching a concrete form from the 5th level of the scaffold that was not fully planked, being exposed to a 35-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2015-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 or about May 29, 2015, employees were attaching a concrete form from the incomplete scaffold that had not been inspected prior to use by a competent person, being exposed to 35-foot fall hazards.

Issued

2015-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a. On or about May 29, 2015, employees were attaching a concrete form from the scaffold that was 5 platforms high without a complete fall protection system, being exposed to a 35 feet fall hazard.

Issued

2015-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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. On or about May 29, 2015, the employees that were attaching a concrete form from the scaffold they had not been trained on working from scaffolds and to recognize hazards associated with and procedures to control or minimize the hazards, being exposed to a 35 feet fall hazard.

Issued

2015-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4410.00 · Current $2646.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position:   a. On or about May 29, 2015, the foreman installing concrete formwork from an articulating boom aerial lift did not stand firmly on the floor of the basket. The foreman climbed on the basket toeboards, being exposed to a 39-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2015-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  a. On or about May 29, 2015, the foreman and an employee operated and installed concrete formwork from an articulating boom aerial lift without the use of personal fall protection, being exposed to a 39-foot fall hazard.