OSHA Inspection: THOMAS CONSTRUCTION & MASONRY, INC.

Issued

2016-04-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a) On or about February 10, 2016 and at times prior; the employer did not ensure a fall protection method was implemented and/or used while an employee was working on a scaffold which exposed the employee to falls of 17.6 feet from the scaffold to the ground below.

Issued

2016-04-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.   a)  On or about February 10, 2016 the employer exposed employees to fall hazards in that employees were allowed to climb up the side of a two buck high scaffold - 17.6 feet without the use of a ladder or other means of safe access.