OSHA Inspection: APOLLON PAINTING COMPANY, INCORPORATED

Issued

Sep 7, 2016

Abate by

Oct 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,245 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;    a) At the worksite located at CR-56 and Ohio-7 in Toronto, Ohio, Ohio DOT project number 96438, employees involved in the disassembly of a catenary scaffold following abrasive blasting and painting were not protected by personal fall arrest systems from falls in excess of 14 feet exposing the employees to fall hazards. On or about June 11, 2016 an employee disassembling the catenary scaffold fell breaking and/or shattering the bones of his back, ribs, leg, wrist, fingers and teeth.

Issued

Sep 7, 2016

Abate by

Oct 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,245 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): Effective September 2, 1997, the employer shall have a competent person determine the feasibility and safety of providing fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds. Employers are required to provide fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds where the installation and use of such protection is feasible and does not create a greater hazard.    a) On or about June 11, 2016 at the worksite located at CR-56 and Ohio-7 in Toronto, Ohio, Ohio DOT project number 96438, an employee disassembling a catenary scaffold fell over 14 feet breaking and/or shattering the bones of his back, ribs, leg, wrist, fingers and teeth. At the time of the accident the competent person had not provided horizontal lifelines, had not provided secure anchor points, and had not ensured the use of fall protection to protect employees from the hazard of falls.

Issued

Sep 7, 2016

Abate by

Oct 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,245 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1428(a): The employer of the signal person must ensure that each signal person meets the Qualification Requirements (paragraph (c) of this section) prior to giving any signals. This requirement must be met by using either Option (1) or Option (2) of this section.    a) At the worksite located at CR-56 and Ohio-7 in Toronto, Ohio, Ohio DOT project number 96438, employees communicating signals to a truck crane operator involved in the disassembly of a catenary scaffold had not been qualified as signal persons.

Issued

Sep 7, 2016

Abate by

Sep 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $898 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.    a)  At the company worksite located at CR-56 and Ohio-7 in Toronto, Ohio, Ohio DOT project number 96438, an employee disassembling the catenary scaffold was hospitalized when he fell breaking and/or shattering the bones of his back, ribs, leg, wrist, and fingers. The employee was hospitalized for 10 days and the company did not report the hospitalization to OSHA within twenty-four hours of the accident.