OSHA Inspection: PEDRO CASTANEDA-TURRUBIATES

Issued

2017-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no than 1 inch wide:  Right side of building:  On or about February 17, 2017, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of more than 6 feet to the dirt ground below while performing masonry work from a scaffold which was not fully planked.

Issued

2017-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  Right side of building:  On or about February 17, 2017, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of more than 6 feet to the dirt ground below while performing masonry work from a scaffold while the scaffold posts rested directly on the footing.

Issued

2017-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  Right side of building:  On or about February 17, 2017, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of more than 6 feet to the dirt ground below while performing masonry work from a scaffold which did not have a ladder or other safe means to access the elevated work platform.

Issued

2017-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  Right side of building:  On or about February 17, 2017, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of more than 10 feet to the dirt ground below while performing masonry work from a scaffold which did not have standard guardrails installed.