OSHA Inspection: STAR TUCKPOINTING & CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Oct 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,672 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iii): Midrails, screens, mesh or equivalent structural members shall be installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the scaffold platform:       a)  On September 8, 2016, employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold platform without the midrail installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the scaffold platform.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Oct 6, 2016

Abate by

Oct 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):      a) On September 8, 2016,  employees engaged in masonry work were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 25 feet above the ground.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.