OSHA Inspection: COMPLETE ALUMINUM GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $12,471

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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:   a. At the east side of the south building, employees were exposed to a 27 foot fall hazard, in that, a tubular welded frame scaffold 4 frames high and 5 frames wide was not provided with an access ladder or other safe means of access during exterior renovation work, on or about 07/07/2016.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $8,017

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(4)(viii): Stairtowers (scaffold stairway/towers) were not provided with a landing platform at least 18 inches (45.7 cm) wide by at least 18 inches (45.7 cm) long at each level:  a. At the west side of the south building, employees were exposed to a 27 foot fall hazard while using a stairtower erected to provide access to the scaffold frames without being provided with landing platforms at each level, on or about 07/07/2016.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(4)(xii): Guardrails meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section were not provided on the open sides and ends of each landing of scaffold stairtowers:  a. At the west side of the south building, employees were exposed to a 27 foot fall hazard while using a stairtower erected to provide access to the scaffold frames without being provided railings at each level to enclose all sections of the stairtower, on or about 07/07/2016.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,224 · Current $11,224

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 and such activities were not performed by only experienced and trained employees:  a. A tubular welded frame scaffold 4 frames high and 26 frames wide was not erected under the supervision of an individual knowledgeable in the scaffold construction standards and by experienced and trained employees, therefore, exposing employees to a fall hazard up to 27 feet high, on or about 07/07/2016.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,224 · Current $11,224

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:   a. At the east, south and west side of the south building, employees were exposed to a 21 foot fall hazard, in that, a tubular welded frame scaffold 26 frames wide and four frames high did not have a railing system to include a midrail on the second and third exterior frames of the scaffold, on or about 07/07/2016.   b. At the east, south and west side of the south building, employees were exposed to a 27 foot fall hazard, in that, a tubular welded frame scaffold 26 frames wide and four frames high was not provided with railings at the end-platforms of the second, third and fourth frames, on or about 07/07/2016.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:   a. At the east, south and west side of the south building, employees were exposed to a fall hazard up to 27 feet high, in that, a tubular welded frame scaffold with a total of 26 frames wide and four frames high was not provided with guardrail systems prior to releasing the scaffold for use, on or about 07/07/2016.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,224 · Current $11,224

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(vii): Each toprail or equivalent member of a guardrail system was not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force applied in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along its top edge of at least 200 pounds:  a. East side of the south building, employees were exposed to a 27 foot fall hazard, in that, the two wall-side guardrail posts at the scaffold ends were secured with 16 gauge rebar tie wire, on or about 07/07/2016.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,224 · Current $11,224

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:  a. At the south building, employees were exposed to a 27 foot fall hazard, in that, training on scaffold safety was not provided for employees performing work on a tubular welded frame scaffold 4 frames high at the perimeter of the building, on or about 07/07/2016.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:  a. At the south building, employees were exposed to a 27 foot fall hazard, in that, training on scaffold erection was not provided for employees erecting a tubular welded frame scaffold 4 frames high at the perimeter of the building, on or about 07/07/2016.

Issued

Jan 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $8,017

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a. At the west side of the south building, employees were exposed to a fall hazard up to 23 feet high, in that, no fall protection was used when working on the two balconies of the first floor and on the three balconies of the second floor, on or about 07/07/2016.