OSHA Inspection: PERFECT TOUCH LANDSCAPING, INC.

Issued

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 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- 7188 Ocean Drive, Avalon NJ: An employee, not supplied with fall protection, was exposed to fall hazards in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below when performing stucco application and other masonry related activities from a prefabricated, tubular welded framed scaffold whose walking/working surface was not fully planked.  Condition observed on or about 09/12/15.

Issued

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    a- 7188 Ocean Drive, Avalon NJ: An employee, not supplied with fall protection, was exposed to fall hazards in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below when performing stucco application and other masonry related activities from a prefabricated, tubular welded framed scaffold that was missing safe access/egress to the scaffold's walking/working surface.  Company employee was observed using the scaffold's cross braces to access/egress the scaffold's top level.  Condition observed on or about 09/12/15.

Issued

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(vi): 1926.451(e)(6)(vi):  Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames being used for access had a spacing greater than 16 3/4 inches.    a- 7188 Ocean Drive, Avalon NJ: An employee, not supplied with fall protection, was exposed to fall hazards in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below when performing stucco application and other masonry related activities from a prefabricated, tubular welded framed scaffold that was missing safe access/egress to the scaffold's walking/working surface.  Company employee was observed using the scaffold's sided openings to access/egress the scaffold's lower levels.  These openings had spacing greater than 16 3/4 inches.  Condition observed on or about 09/12/15.

Issued

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a- 7188 Ocean Drive, Avalon NJ: An employee, not supplied with fall protection, was exposed to fall hazards in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below when performing stucco application and other masonry related activities from a prefabricated, tubular welded framed scaffold that was missing top and midrails, whose walking/working surface was not fully planked, and was missing safe access/egress to the scaffold's walking/working surface.  Condition observed on or about 09/12/15.

Issued

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 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- 7188 Ocean Drive, Avalon NJ: An employee, not supplied with fall protection, was exposed to fall hazards in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below when performing stucco application and other masonry related activities from a prefabricated, tubular welded framed scaffold that was missing top and midrails, whose walking/working surface was not fully planked, and was missing safe access/egress to the scaffold's walking/working surface.  This employee had not been trained by a qualified person to recognize hazards associated with the scaffold he was working from.  Condition observed on or about 09/12/15.     NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor was an alternative fall protection measure provided:    a- 7188 Ocean Drive, Avalon NJ: An employee, not supplied with fall protection, was exposed to fall hazards in excess of 23 feet to the ground surface below when performing stucco application and other masonry related activities from a residential roof with a pitch of approximately 6 on 12.  Condition observed on or about 09/12/15.

Issued

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii)    a- 7188 Ocean Drive, Avalon NJ: An employee, not supplied with fall protection, was exposed to fall hazards in excess of 23 feet to the ground surface below when performing stucco application and other masonry related activities from a residential roof with a pitch of approximately 6 on 12.  This employee had not received fall protection training from a competent person from the company.  Condition observed on or about 09/12/15.     NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.