OSHA Inspection: C.A.D. COMMONWEALTH SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,512 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)    Jobsite:  Rear of building    A fabricated frame scaffold was not fully planked, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.    Jobsite:  Fabricated frame scaffold at the rear of the building.    Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet while dropping debris into the dumpster.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    Jobsite:    Employees have not received fall protection training.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record.    The employer was unable to provide the CSHO with documentation that employees had received fall protection training.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.    Jobsite:    The employer did not provide scaffold safety training for employees using the fabricated frame scaffold.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.     Jobsite:  Rear of building    The metal ladder used to access the roof did not extend above the roof at least 3 feet, was not secured to the roof, and a grab rail was not used to access the roof.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $25,200 · Current $15,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.      Jobsite:    Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of up to approximately 17 feet while working on the roof.