WETUMPKA, AL —
OSHA Inspection: WALLACE CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WALLACE CONSTRUCTION in 1280 HOLTVILLE RD, WETUMPKA, AL 36092 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 340972389.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WALLACE CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 1280 HOLTVILLE RD
- City
- WETUMPKA
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36092
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1392, MILLBROOK, AL 36054
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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) Supported scaffold used at 1280 Holtville Road, Wetumpka, Alabama: On or about October 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail support as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches (46cm) wide: (a) Supported scaffold used at 1280 Holtville Road, Wetumpka, Alabama: On or about October 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that each platform and walkways used by employees were at least 18 inches wide. Employees used extension ladders as platform and walkways. The width of extension ladders was 12 inches (30cm) wide.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Supported scaffold used at 1280 Holtville Road, Wetumpka, Alabama: On or about October 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that employees on scaffold 16 feet above a lower level were protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of the standard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
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) Construction site located at 1280 Holtville Road, Wetumpka, Alabama: On or about October 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that Scaffolds components were inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.454 B
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee 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) Construction site located at 1280 Holtville Road, Wetumpka, Alabama: On or about October 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that a competent person provided effective training to employees on erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold which exposed employees to scaffolding related hazards such as but not limited to falls up to 16-feet to the ground level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: (a) Supported Scaffold used at 1280 Holtville Road, Wetumpka, Alabama: On or about October 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that the portable ladder used for access to an upper landing surface had side rails extended at least 3 feet (9m) above the upper landing surface being accessed. The side rails extended for 1ft 6" above the upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed: (a) Supported Scaffold used at 1280 Holtville Road, Wetumpka, Alabama: On or about October 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to prevent employees from using ladders as platforms for the supported scaffold. (b) Supported Scaffold used at 1280 Holtville Road, Wetumpka, Alabama: On or about October 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to prevent employees from using ladders as platforms for the supported scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
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