OSHA Inspection: SOLUTIONS CONTRACTING, INC.

Issued

2016-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1870.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    On or about August 24, 2016, employees performing roofing operations were exposed to fall hazards and the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to control and eliminate the hazards present at the jobsite.

Issued

2016-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)   On or about August 24, 2016, employees performing roofing activities from a ladder jack scaffold and an aerial lift were exposed to fall hazards and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

2016-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.     On or about, August 24, 2016, employees accessing the work platform of a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to fall hazards because the employer did not provide a ladder which was free of obstructions to use as access to the platform.

Issued

2016-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $0.00 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.    On or about August 24, 2016, employees performing roofing activities from a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to fall hazards and the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection was utilized.

Issued

2016-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about August 24, 2016, employees performing roofing activities from a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to fall hazards and the employer had not ensured that each employee was trained to recognize the fall hazard and the steps necessary to minimize the hazard.    b) On or about August 24, 2016, an employee performing roofing activities from an aerial lift was exposed to fall hazards and the employer had not ensured that each employee was trained to recognize the fall hazard and the steps necessary to minimize the hazard.

Issued

2016-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m)    On or about August 24, 2016, employees performing roofing activities from the platform of a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to fall hazards and the employer did not ensure that the platform did not exceed a height of less than 20 feet.

Issued

2016-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    On or about, August 24, 2016 employees working from the platform of a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to fall hazards and the employer did not ensure that the scaffold was inspected by a competent person before the scaffold was used.

Issued

2016-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employee(s) were not standing firmly on the floor of the basket, were sitting or climbing on the edge of the basket, or were using planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position:    On or about August 24, 2016 an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 21.5 feet while standing in wooden box attached to the front of the basket of an aerial left and the employer did not ensure that all employees utilizing the lift were standing firmly on the floor of the basket.

Issued

2016-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1870.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:    On or about August 24, 2016, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while working from an aerial lift and the employer did not ensure that the employee was protected from the fall hazard by a utilizing a body belt with a lanyard attached to the basket.