OSHA Inspection: TONYA MACDONALD

Issued

2016-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1871.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  a. On or about August 23, 2016, employees were operating a pneumatic nailer, manufactured by Dewalt, without eye protection to replace wood siding panels on the exterior of the building. The condition exposed employees to a struck by hazard.

Issued

2016-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1871.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(2): All ladders used to support ladder jack scaffolds shall meet the requirements of subpart X of this part -- Stairways and Ladders:  a. O n or about August 23, 2016, and at times prior, employees were replacing wood siding panels on the exterior of the building from a ladder jack scaffold. The Werner Multi-Position ladders used to support the scaffold were not designed and approved by the manufacturer to be used to support ladder jacks, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2016-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold shall be at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide.    a. On or about August 23, 2016 and at times prior, employees were replacing wood siding panels on the exterior of the building from a ladder jack scaffold which had a platform consisting of a six inch wide board nailed onto a ten inch board. The scaffold platform did not meet the minimum width requirements, thereby exposing employees to a trip and fall hazard.

Issued

2016-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(16): Platforms shall not deflect more than 1/60 of the span when loaded.  a. On or about August 23, 2016 and at times prior, employees were replacing wood siding panels on the exterior of the building from a ladder jack scaffold which had an unapproved wooden plank that was deflecting approximately ten inches. The condition exposed employees to a trip and fall hazard.