OSHA Inspection: WC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

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.   a.)  Taylor County Courthouse:  On or about 11/22/16, an employee climbed the end frames of a walkthrough scaffold approximately 34' to access the roof.  A ladder or stairway was not provided.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 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.)  Taylor County Courthouse:  On or about 11/22/16, an employee that used the end frame of a scaffold to climb 34' to the roof of the courthouse was not trained to recognize hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and was not trained in the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $3259.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a.)  Taylor County Courthouse:  On or about 11/22/16, an employee performing roofing work on the roof of the courthouse, which had a slope of 10/12, was not protected from falling 12'6" to the flat roof below or approximately 49' to the ground below.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $3259.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a.)  Taylor County Courthouse:  On or about 11/22/16, the employer did not provide a training program for an employee exposed to fall hazards while working on the roof of the courthouse.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a.)  Taylor County Courthouse:  On or about 11/22/16, the employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention program for an employee engaged in roofing work.