OSHA Inspection: HOLTS STUCCO & PLASTERING, LLC.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 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. Around the exterior of the residential property, scaffold planking was not provided to fully plank the working levels of the scaffolds exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 6/10/2015.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, which was not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches:  a. Around the exterior of the residential property, scaffold planking throughout the entire scaffolding being used extended three inches over the centerline of its support exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 6/10/2015.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a. Along the exterior of the residential property, broken concrete blocks and cracked pieces of wood were used to support the legs of single frame tubular welded scaffolding exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 6/10/2015.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:  a. Along the exterior of the residential property, the legs and post of scaffolding were placed on uneven ground and loose soil exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 6/10/2015.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:   a. Around the exterior of the residential property, broken pieces of concrete blocks and pieces of wooden boards were used to support scaffolding exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 6/10/2015.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Abate by

Aug 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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. Around the exterior of the residential property, the scaffolding used by employees was not inspected by a competent person exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 6/10/2015.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(n)(4): Scaffolds shall not be bridged one to another:  a. Along the exterior of the residential property, trestle scaffolding was bridged to form a one line of a single plank platform exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 6/10/2015.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:  a. Around the exterior of the residential property, rebar adjacent to the scaffolding was not guarded exposing employees to an impalement hazard, on or about 6/10/2015.