OSHA Inspection: SPRING CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:  (a) Jobsite - A ladder was not provided to access the ladder-jack scaffolding.

Issued

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  (a) Jobsite - The ladder did not extend three feet above the ladder jack scaffolding platform.

Issued

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds wer erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they or any conductive material handled on them might come closer than 3 ft to exposed and energized power lines.    (a) Jobsite - The ladder jack scaffolding was set directly over the power line.

Issued

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms shall not be bridged one to another.    (A)  Scaffold platforms were being bridged one to another.

Issued

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    (a) Jobsite - Employees were working on a 12 pitch roof with inadequate fall protection.

Issued

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): At this job site, the anchorage used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5000 pounds per employee.      (a) Jobsite - Anchor points were not installed properly.

Issued

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold were not protected by a personal fall arrest system;    (a) Jobsite - The employees were exposed to a fall while working from the ladder jack scaffolding without fall protection.

Issued

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 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:    (a) Jobsite - Employees were not trained in the proper use of fall protection.