OSHA Inspection: ROSZAK MASONRY, LTD

Issued

2016-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about August 8, 2016 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                    001a                       05/26/2016 01                                    001b                       05/26/2016 01                                    001c                       05/26/2016 01                                    002                         05/26/2016   01                                    003                         05/26/2016

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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) shall be restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means:   a.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located north on the west side of the building.  The scaffold had a height to base width ratio of more than four to one (4:1) and was not secured with guys, ties and/or  braces, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    b.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located south on the west side of the building.  The scaffold had a height to base width ratio of more than four to one (4:1) and was not secured with guys, ties and/or braces, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located north on the west side of the building approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground.  The employees were exposed to fall hazards when the scaffold footings were not level or plumb and were erected on unstable object(s).  b.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located south on the west side of the building approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground.  The employee was exposed to fall hazards when the scaffold footings were not level or plumb and were erected on unstable object(s).

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.  a.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located north on the west side of the building approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground.  The employees were not provided with a ladder access, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.    b.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located south on the west side of the building approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground.  The employee was not provided with a ladder access, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.    c.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located on the east side of the building, fourteen (14) feet and two (2) inches above the ground.  The employees were not provided with a ladder access, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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 shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.   a.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located north on the west side of the building approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground.  The employees were not provided with a guardrail system or personal fall arrest  system, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.    b.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located south on the west side of the building approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground.  The employee was not provided with a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.    c.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing bricklaying operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold located on the east side of the building, fourteen (14) feet and two (2) inches above the ground.  The employees were not provided with a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  a.  On or about April 20, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing bricklaying operations from the roof on the west side of the building, approximately twenty two (22) feet above the ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.