OSHA Inspection: FLOOR TO CEILING CONSTRUCTION

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical agents.  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction were engaged in metal roofing activities and exposed to struck-by hazards while using an electric drill gun without eye protection.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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)  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction, were performing roofing activities from the second tier of a scaffold structure that was not fully planked and were exposed to a fall hazard in excess of 10 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling.  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction were engaged in roofing operations from a scaffold structure platform that was not 14 inches or less from the work and exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Employees, of Floor to Ceiling Construction, performing roofing work from a welded frame scaffold structure that had not been inspected daily were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 ft. to the concrete below.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(4): End frames of tubular welded frame scaffolding were not locked together vertically by use of pins or equivalent means in areas where uplift could occur.  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction were performing roofing activities from a welded scaffold structure that was not secured with locking pins and were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 ft. to the concrete below.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction were performing metal roofing activities from an unguarded welded frame scaffold structure and exposed to an unprotected fall in excess of 10 feet to concrete below.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.  Employees of Floor to ceiling Construction were performing roofing activities from the upper levels of a welded frame scaffold structure that did not have guardrails and exposed to a fall hazard in excess of 10 ft. to concrete below.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iii): When midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, or equivalent structural members are used, they were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the scaffold platform.  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction were working from a welded frame scaffold structure platform that did not have midrails installed and exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 ft. to concrete below.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction were performing roofing activities from a welded frame scaffold structure were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction, were working from a scaffold structure that had not been erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection and exposed to a fall hazard in excess of 10 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction who erected the scaffold structure were not trained by a competent person to recognize the hazards associated with the work.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 of Floor to Ceiling Construction were performing roofing activities without fall protection and xposed to fall hazards in excess of six feet.

Issued

May 23, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):  Employees of Floor to Ceiling Construction were operating powered industrial trucks without certification and exposed to caught-in hazards.