OSHA Inspection: RUEDA'S PAINTING CORP.

Issued

Feb 3, 2016

Abate by

Feb 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 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.      (a) 493 Sagaponack Road, Bridgehampton, NY (Worksite), west side of residential home - On or about August 7, 2015, employees accessed the ladder jack scaffold using the same aluminum extension ladders that were supporting the work platform on the outboard side of the scaffold. This means of access required the employees to climb around the ladder jack brackets and aluminum plank in order to reach the working level of the scaffold. This exposed the employees who ascended and descended the scaffold in this manner to fall hazards, which ranged between 3' and 13'-6" to the ground below.      Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this violation, in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 3, 2016

Abate by

Feb 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees: without satisfying the criteria of subparagraphs (i) - (iv) of this paragraph.    (a) Worksite, west side of residential home - On, or about August 7, 2015, an employee increased the working height of the ladder jack scaffold by pacing a fiberglass stepladder on the work platform and leaning it against the side of the home. This exposed both employees who were working from the scaffold to fall hazards, which ranged between 13'-6" and 17'-6" to the ground below.       Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this violation, in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 3, 2016

Abate by

Feb 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    (a) Worksite, west side of home - On, or about August 7, 2015, two employees worked from the ladder jack scaffold, at a height of 13'-6", without a personal fall arrest system.      Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this violation, in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 3, 2016

Abate by

Feb 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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) Worksite, west side of home - On, or about August 7, 2015, two employees worked from a ladder jack scaffold, which had visible deficiencies such as, but not limited to the lack of a safe means of access; a step ladder was used on the scaffold platform to increase the working height; and the lack of fall protection when the employees worked at heights ranging between 10' and17'-6" above the ground below. The employer did not ensure each employee received the requisite training that would have enabled them to recognize the hazards; or in the procedures to control or minimize the hazards associated with ladder jack scaffolds.      Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this violation, in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 3, 2016

Abate by

Feb 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:  (a) Worksite - On, or about August 7, 2015, two employees erected the ladder jack scaffold, without a safe means of access to the working level. The employer did not ensure each employee had received the requisite training that would have enabled them to recognize the hazards; or in the procedures to control or minimize the hazards associated with ladder jack scaffolds.   Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this violation, in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 3, 2016

Abate by

Feb 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Worksite, west side of home - On, or about August 7, 2015, two employees worked from a ladder jack scaffold, which was not inspected by a competent person after the scaffold was erected earlier that day. The scaffold was erected without a safe means of access to the working level, a stepladder was placed on the working level to increase the working height, and the working level was positioned between 13'-6" and 17'-6" above the ground, which would have required the employees to use a personal fall arrest system.    Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this violation, in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.