OSHA Inspection: BROTHERS PLASTERING & CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jun 2, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.       This violation was observed on or about April 20, 2016 at 201 N. Mustang, Mustang, Oklahoma.  Employees working at approximately 14 ft. above ground on a fabricated welded frame sectional scaffold performing EIFS operations were not protected by a complete guardrail system or equivalent means of fall protection.

Issued

Jun 2, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which secure vertical members together laterally.  This violation was observed on or about April 20, 2016 at 201 N. Mustang, Mustang, Oklahoma.  Employees were working at approximately 14 ft. above ground on a fabricated welded frame sectional scaffold without cross bracing between the frames on the inside of the scaffold.

Issued

Jun 2, 2016

Abate by

Jul 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration.    This violation was observed on or about April 20, 2016 at 201 N. Mustang, Mustang, Oklahoma.  The employer did not have a competent person supervise, direct or assist in erecting the fabricated welded frame sectional scaffold without a complete guardrail system, missing cross braces on the inner side, footings not level, missing mid rails on the outer side, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jun 2, 2016

Abate by

Jul 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have ach employee who performs 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.   This violation was observed on or about April 20, 2016 at 201 N. Mustang, Mustang, Oklahoma.  Employees working at approximately 14 ft. above the ground on a fabricated welded frame sectional scaffold without a complete guardrail system and without level footings were not adequately trained to recognize the hazards associated with an unsafely constructed scaffold exposing employees to fall hazards.