OSHA Inspection: OLD MONTGOMERY MASONRY LLC

Issued

Jul 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:        At the site on or about March 28, 2016; employees worked from a scaffold where the footings was unstable, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(1): Scaffold and/or scaffold components were loaded in excess of their maximum intended loads or rated capacities, whichever was less:    At the site on or about March 28, 2016; a scaffold platform was loaded with brick in excess of the maximum intended load, this exposed employees to fall and struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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:        At the site on or about March 28, 2016; an employee was not protected by fall protection while working from the side bracket of a scaffold, this exposed the employee to fall hazards in excess of 15 feet.

Issued

Jul 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(5)(iii): The scaffold was not designed for other loads by a qualified engineer and built to withstand the tipping forces caused by those other loads being placed on the bracket-supported section(s) of the scaffold.        At the site on or about March 28, 2016; employees place a metal concrete mixing tub on a bracket supported section of a scaffold and the scaffold was not designed by a qualified engineer, this exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 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.        At the site on or about March 28, 2016; employees worked from a scaffold where space between the platform planks and uprights was greater than 1 inch, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(4)(ii): Toeboards were not securely fastened in place at the outermost edge of the platform and not have more than 1/4 inch (0.7 cm) clearance above the walking/working surface.        At the site on or about March 28, 2016; toeboards were not securely fastened in place at the outermost edge of platforms where employees were working, exposing employees to struck by hazards.