OSHA Inspection: ANTHONY SMITH

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  a)  On March 4, 2016 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide eye protection to employees working with a nail gun.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a) Front of Apartment building:  On or about March 4, 2016  and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work from a  two buck high scaffold that did not have base plates installed exposing the employees to fall hazards from a scaffold collapse.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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) Front of Apartment building:  On or about March 4, 2016 and at times prior; employees were working from a scaffold that was not inspected by a qualified person.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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:  a) Front of Apartment building:  On or about March 4, 2016 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work from a scaffold without first being trained on the hazards associated with scaffolds such as but not limited to fall protection, falling objects hazards and electrical hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $11,000 · Current $11,000

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) Front of Apartment building:  On or about March 4, 2016 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure that all sections of a two buck high scaffold was fully planked exposing employees to a fall hazard of 12 ft. 9 inch's  to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $11,000 · Current $11,000

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.  a) Front of Apartment building:  On or about March 4, 2016 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure that all sections of a two buck high scaffold was accessible using ladder or acceptable alternative exposing employees to a fall hazard of 12 feet9 inch's to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $11,000 · Current $11,000

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) Front of Apartment building:  On or about March 4, 2016 and at times prior; employees were exposed to fall hazards of 12 feet 9 inches to the ground below in that the employer failed to provide fall protection