OSHA Inspection: PR LIFE CONTRACTORS CORP.

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1817.00 · Current $1175.00 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:    On or about 05/13/16, at the job site, an employee was installing formwork from scaffold platform that was not fully planked.     PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1817.00 · Current $1175.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    On or about 05/13/16, at the job site, an employee that was installing framework from scaffold that was not equipped with base plates and mud sills or by any other means of acceptable footing.    PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS  REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:  On or about 05/13/16, at the job site, an employee was installing formwork from scaffold that was equipped with concrete blocks, wood pallets, and pieces of plywood as base support.  PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS  REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1817.00 · Current $1175.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:    On or about 05/13/16, at the job site, an employee was installing formwork from scaffold that was not level and out of alignment.      PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1817.00 · Current $1175.00 Reduced

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:    On or about 05/13/16, at the job site, the employees were not instructed on recognizing, controlling, or eliminating the hazards associated of working from a scaffold that had deficiencies, including but not limited to, no base plates.      PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION