OSHA Inspection: MARK WALLACE

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $640 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment shall be guarded if such parts are exposed to contact by employees or otherwise create a hazard. Guarding shall meet the requirements as set forth in American National Standards Institute, B15.1-1953 (R1958), Safety Code for Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus.  a. At the worksite where employees used an air compressor to power air operated nail guns, the guard was removed from the belt and pulleys, thereby exposing the employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless they have been specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use.  a. At the worksite where employees used a telescopic forklift to support a scaffold platform to install Tyvek wrap to a two story house, the equipment was not designed for such use, thereby exposing employees to fall or other hazards.

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.  a. At the worksite where employees were working from an elevated platform, the forklift that supported the platform was moved horizontally while the employees were elevated, thereby exposing the employees to a 15 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.  a. At the worksite where employees were working on an elevated platform installing Tyvek to the exterior of the house, the employees were not protected from falls, thereby being exposed to a 15 foot fall hazard.