OSHA Inspection: IMPERIAL PLASTERING

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $1,604

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    (a)  On or about August 16, 2016, employees susceptible to impact-type head injuries while handling scaffolding material at head level, bending and leaning between scaffolding members and from slips and/or falls were not utilizing protective helmets.    Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): Toeboards were not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:   (a)    On or about August 16, 2016, employees were permitted to work approximately 13-feet below a tubular welded scaffold platform that was not equipped with toeboards.  Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $2,138

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.    (a)  On or about August 16, 2016, employees were involved in plastering activities from a tubular welded scaffold that was not fully planked.  The employees were exposed to a potential 13 foot fall hazard.    Note:  Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Each scaffold platform and walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  (a)     On or about August 16, 2016, employees used a single scaffold plank as a work platform while exposed to a 13 foot fall hazard.    Note:  Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): A means of access for scaffold platforms more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, such as 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)  On or about August 16, 2016, employees worked on a tubular welded scaffold that did not have means of access.  Employees climbed the end frames to get to the work platform.  Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $1,604

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)  On or about August 16, 2016, employees were not provided with fall protection while performing plastering activities on a tubular welded scaffold.  The employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of up to 13 feet to the ground level below.    Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): Effective September 2, 1997, the employer did not 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 August 16, 2016, the employer did not have a competent person specifically trained and/or knowledgeable regarding the structural integrity of the scaffold and equipped with the ability to identify any problems with the direct connections and equipped with the authority to make any necessary corrections.  Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b)(1): The employer did not have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize the hazards associated with the work in question.  (a)  On or about August 16, 2016, the employer did not provide specific training for employees who were required to erect and/or dismantle the scaffold.  Employees were not provided with the knowledge and specific training in associated hazards, methods of protection, and the maximum intended load and load-carrying capacities of the scaffold.  Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.