OSHA Inspection: R.H. BROTHERS BUILDERS, LLC

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the scaffold platform from which the employee was required to work and was less than 10 feet long did not extend more than 12 inches over its support.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(10): Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers were modified in order to intermix them and a competent person did not determine that the resulting scaffold was structurally sound.  Worksite: The employer required the employee to work from the pump jack scaffold that was assembled with intermixed parts from another type of scaffold that was not compatible with the pump jack type.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the damaged pump jack scaffold from that the employee was required to work was inspected daily for visible defects by a competent person.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the pump jack scaffold from that the employee was required to work was erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employee who was required to work from the pump jack scaffold was trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,660 Reduced

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.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employee who was required to work from the pump jack scaffold at a height above 10 feet was protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, nets or a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the poles of the pump jack scaffold from that the employee was required to work were braced or secured at the bottom.