OSHA Inspection: O&G MASON LLC

Issued

Jul 12, 2016

Penalty

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

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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    a) Exterior of Building - Scaffold Front: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while engaged in masonry activities from a welded frame scaffold that did not have a proper means of access, on or about 5/16/16.

Issued

Jul 12, 2016

Abate by

Jul 30, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    a) Exterior of Building - Scaffold Front: Employees were working on a tubular frame scaffold platform that had not been erected under the supervision of a competent person, on or about 5/16/16.

Issued

Jul 12, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.      a) Exterior of Building - Scaffold Front: Employees without proper means of fall protection, engaged in masonry activities from a welded frame scaffold platform, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet, on or about 5/16/16.

Issued

Jul 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(ii): The top edge height on all suspended scaffolds where both a guardrail and a personal fall arrest system were not between 36 inches (0.9 m) and 45 inches (1.2 m) above the platform surface:Note:  For supported scaffolds manufactured and placed in service before January 1, 2000, and on all suspended scaffolds where both a guardrail and a personal fall arrest system are required, the top edge height should be between 36 inches (0.9 m) and 45  a) Exterior of Building - Scaffold Front: Employees working from a scaffold platform with improper railing, engaged in masonry activities, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet, on or about 5/16/16.