OSHA Inspection: GARNEAU CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,946 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(i): Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames were not specifically designed or constructed for use as ladder rungs:     An employee was exposed to fall hazards while climbing the frame of the pass-through scaffold because the frame of the pass-through scaffold was being used to gain access to the working platform.     a.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the north side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 21.2 feet to the ground below.     b.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the south side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 13.7 feet to the ground below.     c.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the west side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 12.9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(ii): Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames did not have a rung length of at least 8 inches (20 cm):   An employee was exposed to fall hazards while climbing the frame of the pass-through scaffold because the frame of the pass-through scaffold was being used to gain access to the working platform and the bottom rung of the frames were not at least eight inches wide.   a.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the north side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 21.2 feet to the ground below.      b.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the south side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 13.7 feet to the ground below.    c.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the west side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 12.9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(iv):  Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames were not uniformly spaced within each frame section:   An employee was exposed to fall hazards while climbing the frame of the pass-through scaffold because the frame of the pass-through scaffold was being used to gain access to the working platform and the distance between the rungs of the scaffold legs varied.   a.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the north side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 21.2 feet to the ground below.   b.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the south side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 13.7 feet to the ground below.   c.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the west side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 12.9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(vi): 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(vi): Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames did not have a maximum spacing between rungs of 16 3/4 inches (43 cm):   An employee was exposed to fall hazards while climbing the frame of the pass-through scaffold because the frame of the pass-through scaffold was being used to gain access to the working platform and the maximum spacing between the rungs exceeded 16 3/4 inches.   a.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the north side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 21.2 feet to the ground below.   b.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the south side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 13.7 feet to the ground below.   c.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the west side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 12.9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,946 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:     Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 25.1 feet above the ground below while cutting caulk joints and re-caulking from the roof of the building because of the lack of a guardrail system, safety net system or personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Dec 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 25.1 feet above the ground below while cutting caulk joints and re-caulking from the roof of the building without fall protection an the employer did not have a training program for providing training to the employees.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,948 Reduced

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 were not protected from falling to that lower level:     An employee was exposed to fall hazards while working from the pass-through scaffold because of the lack of fall protection.     a.  The employee working from the pass-through scaffold located on the north side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 21.2 feet to the ground below.     b.  The employee working from the pass-through scaffold located on the south side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 13.7 feet to the ground below.     c.  The employee working from the pass-through scaffold located on the west side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 12.9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Dec 14, 2015

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:     An employee was exposed to fall hazards and electrical hazards while working from the pass-through scaffold located on the west side of the building because the employer had not provided training to the employee on the nature of scaffold hazards, correct procedures for erecting the scaffold, the design criteria, maximum intended load-carrying capacity, and the intended use of the scaffold.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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:      Employees accessed the pass-through scaffold by climbing the cross braces and scaffold frames.      a.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the north side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 21.2 feet to the ground below.      b.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the south side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 13.7 feet to the ground below.      c.  The employee climbing the pass-through scaffold located on the west side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 12.9 feet to the ground below.     THE GARNEAU CONSTRUCTION, INC. WAS PREVIOSULY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 190534, CITATION 1, ITEM 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MARCH 20, 2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT CORNER OF FRONT AND CENTRAL STREET, EL PASO, ILLINOIS 61738.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:     An employee was exposed to fall hazards and electrical hazards while working from the pass-through scaffold located on the west side of the building because the scaffold had not been erected under the supervision of a competent person.     THE GARNEAU CONSTRUCTION, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 190534, CITATION 1, ITEM 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MARCH 20, 2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT CORNER OF FRONT AND CENTRAL STREET, EL PASO, ILLINOIS 61738.

Issued

Nov 9, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:     An employee was exposed to fall hazards and electrical hazards while working from the pass-through scaffold because the employer had not provided training to the employee on the hazards associated with working from the scaffold and the procedures to minimize those hazards.      a.  The employee working from the pass-through scaffold located on the north side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 21.2 feet to the ground below.     b.  The employee working from the pass-through scaffold located on the south side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 13.7 feet to the ground below.     c.  The employee working from the pass-through scaffold located on the west side of the building was exposed to fall hazards of up to 12.9 feet to the ground below and electrical hazards because the scaffold was erected within ten feet of the primary electrical power line going in to the building and the voltage of the line was 4,160.      THE GARNEAU CONSTRUCTION, INC. WAS PREVIOSULY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 190534, CITATION 1, ITEM 3b AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MARCH 20, 2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT CORNER OF FRONT AND CENTRAL STREET, EL PASO, ILLINOIS 61738.