OSHA Inspection: METROPOLITAN MASONRY WATERPROOFING & RESTORATION, INC.

Issued

2015-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:    Jobsite:  During construction debris that included scrap lumber, brick pieces, plastic wrapping, hoses, paper, and other debris were not cleared from passageways and areas around the building.

Issued

2015-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4410.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    Jobsite:  Front right corner of building - An employee was working near the top of the scaffolding without the use of a protective helmet where workers were placing a material transfer basket on the roof over the employees head.

Issued

2015-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4410.00 · Current $3087.00 Reduced

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) Jobsite: Looking at front of building, left front - A scaffold was erected on footings that were not stable and rigid.  The footings were near an excavation and undermined ground.    b) Jobsite: Looking at front of building, right front - A scaffold was erected on footings that were not level or fully supported.    c) Jobsite: Rear of building on ramp: Scaffolding was erected on footings that were not rigid or level.  The footings were displaced and not fully supporting the scaffold.

Issued

2015-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3150.00 · Current $2205.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Cross braces were used as a means of access.    a) Jobsite:  Looking at front of the building - left front an employee used the cross braces to access the platform that was approximately five (5) feet above the ground and then used the cross brace to access the next level up.    b) Jobsite: Looking at front of the building - right front an employee working on the top level of the scaffold used the cross brace to access the side bracket platform approximately thirty-six (36) inches above the platform.

Issued

2015-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3780.00 · Current $2646.00 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:    Jobsite:  All scaffolds were not inspected on a daily basis by a competent person to ensure all components had no defects that could affect the structural integrity.

Issued

2015-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.      Jobsite: Rear of building on the ramp - a sixteen (16) foot fiberglass extension ladder was used to access the scaffold.  The ladder had several bent and damaged rungs and was not immediately taken from service and marked in a manner to identify it as defective.