OSHA Inspection: CRG CONTRACTORS

Issued

Jul 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  (a)  The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to overhead hazards were protected from falling or flying objects from above by a protective helmet.

Issued

Jul 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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)  All working levels of the scaffold were not fully planked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.

Issued

Jul 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.  (a)  The front edge of the working platforms of the supported scaffold were greater than 14 inches from the face of the work. This exposed employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jul 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm)  (a)  Platform sections of the supported scaffold did not extend over the centerline of its support by at least 6 inches.

Issued

Jul 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph.  (a) The supported scaffold in use was not restrained from tipping by guying, bracing, tying or another equivalent method.

Issued

Jul 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  (a)  Employees were accessing the scaffold and working levels by climbing uprights and cross braces.

Issued

Jul 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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)  The supported scaffold and its components were not inspected by a competent person prior to each work shift for visible defects.

Issued

Jul 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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)  Employees conducting work operations from a supported scaffold were not protected from falling to the lower level.