OSHA Inspection: RAFAL DZIURA DBA RDZ STUCCO & CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,924 · Current $1,097 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1):  Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:      a)  On or about September 14, 2016,  employees were exposed to electrical shock while working in close proximity to a 120/240 volt power line.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,940 · Current $1,675 Reduced

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.       a)  On September 14, 2016,employees working from tubular welded frame scaffolding were not provided with proper access to a work platform being used at an elevation of approximately 14.1 feet above the ground.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,367 · Current $1,920 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees: without satisfying the criteria of subparagraphs (i) - (iv) of this paragraph:    a) On September 14, 2016, employees were exposed to fall hazard while using an A-frame ladder, unsecured in the open position, on top of a tubular welded frame scaffold at a height of approximately 14.1 feet.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  On September 14, 2016, the employer provided an A frame ladder that was utilized in the open position, leaned against the wall of the house.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,405 · Current $1,370 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor were the employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):      a)  On September 14, 2016, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 11.4 feet while performing stucco work to an existing single family home.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,231 · Current $4,719 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports:      a) On September 14, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately 14.1 feet from tubular welded frame scaffold platforms which were not fully planked.    Rafal Dziura dba RDZ Stucco Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1103761, citation number 1, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on December 8, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at Ohio Ave & 6th ST., Geneva, IL 60134.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,231 · Current $4,719 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.      a)  On September 14, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while performing stucco work from tubular welded frame scaffold platform elevated approximately 14.1 feet above the ground.    b)  On September 14, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 14.1 feet while crossing from on scaffold platform to another at the corner of the structure.      Rafal Dziura dba RDZ Stucco Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1103761, citation number 1, item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on December 08, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at Ohio Ave & 6th St., Geneva, IL 60134.

Issued

Nov 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):  Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a)  On  or about September 14, 2016, employees worked from a tubular welded frame scaffold where the scaffold legs did not bear on base plates.