OSHA Inspection: EXCELLENCE HEATING & COOLING LLC

Issued

2016-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1871.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design.   a) On or about October 11, 2016 or prior thereto:   Employees were installing a metal hood for a HVAC fan at a height of approximately 25 feet from ground level.   Employees were standing on two pallets screwed together as a platform, that was elevated by a Caterpillar Tele-Handler.   Employees were not wearing fall protection during this activity.  The platform was not designed by a qualified person, and had been assembled on site.  NOTE:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2016-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:  a) On or about October 11, 2016 or prior thereto:   Employees were installing a metal hood for a HVAC fan at a height of approximately 25 feet from ground level.   Employees were standing on two pallets screwed together as a platform, that was elevated by a Caterpillar Tele-Handler.   Employees were not wearing fall protection during this activity.   The platform represented a slip, trip and fall hazard as it was not fully planked.  There were not uprights or guardrails for this platform.  NOTE:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2016-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform was not attached to the fork.  a) On or about October 11, 2016 or prior thereto:   Employees were installing a metal hood for a HVAC fan at a height of approximately 25 feet from ground level.   Employees were standing on two pallets screwed together as a platform, that was elevated by a Caterpillar Tele-Handler.   The scaffold platform was not secured to the Tele-Handler.     NOTE:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2016-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1870.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.   a) On or about October 11, 2016 or prior thereto:   Employees were installing a metal hood for a HVAC fan at a height of approximately 25 feet from ground level.   Employees were standing on two pallets screwed together as a platform, that was elevated by a Caterpillar Tele-Handler.   Employees were not wearing fall protection during this activity.   NOTE:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2016-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 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 performs 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 October 11, 2016 or prior thereto:   Fall protection training provided by the employer did not include a discussion of fall protection to be utilized in the workplace when working from elevated levels.     On October 11, 2016, employees were exposed to heights of approximately 25 feet without wearing fall protection.  NOTE:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.