OSHA Inspection: NICHOLAS BETANCOURT

Issued

Feb 23, 2016

Abate by

Feb 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.  On or about January 13, 2016, employees on the west side of newly built single family dwelling employees were exposed to a fall hazard when installing brickwork from a set of fabricated frame scaffolding without the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and uprights being no more than 1 inch wide.

Issued

Feb 23, 2016

Abate by

Feb 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 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.  On or about January 13, 2016, employees on the west side of a single family dwelling were exposed to a fall hazard when accessing a set of fabricated frame scaffolding without a ladder or another safe means of access.

Issued

Feb 23, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.  On or about January 13, 2016, on the west side of a single family dwelling, employees were exposed to a fall hazard exceeding 10 feet when working from a set of fabricated frame scaffolding without a fall protection system.

Issued

Feb 23, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   On or about January 13, 2016, on the west side of a single family dwelling, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard exceeding 6 feet when performing masonry work on a steep roof without a fall protection system.