OSHA Inspection: RANGEL CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Jun 23, 2017

Abate by

Jul 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5) and (g) of this section, the scaffold and scaffold components were not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:  a)  Rangel Construction Inc. at 2280 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210: On and before March 21, 2017, the employer did not ensure that the wood platform scaffold was designed to support, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied to and transmitted to it. The employer designed and installed two scaffold platforms to install soffit on a sloped roofs.  One scaffold platform consisted of two 2 x 4's set at an angle and sloped from 6 feet high to approximately 10 feet high.  This scaffold platform was not secured.  The second scaffold platform included a 2" x 8" plank connected to one vertical support, and then to two outriggers.  These designs did not ensure the scaffold components were capable of supporting at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied to support it.  This condition exposed the employees to a fall hazard of up to approximately 10 feet.

Issued

Jun 23, 2017

Abate by

Jul 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 those designs:  a) Rangel Construction Inc. at 2280 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210:  On and before March 21, 2017, the employer did not ensure that the wood platform scaffold was designed by a qualified person and constructed and loaded in accordance with the design criteria.  The employer designed and installed two scaffold platforms to install soffit on sloped roofs.  One scaffold platform consisted of two 2 x 4's set at an angle and sloped from 6 feet high to approximately 10 feet high.  This scaffold platform was not secured.  The second scaffold platform included a 2" x 8" plank connected to one vertical support, and then to two outriggers.  These designs did not ensure the capacity would support two employees.  These conditions exposed the employees to fall hazard of up to approximately 10 feet.

Issued

Jun 23, 2017

Abate by

Jul 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches wide:  a) Rangel Construction Inc. at 2280 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210:  On and before March 21, 2017, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold platforms were at least 18 inches wide.  The employer designed and installed two scaffold platforms to install soffit on sloped roofs.  One scaffold platform consisted of two 2 x 4's set at an angle and sloped from 6 feet high to approximately 10 feet high.  This scaffold platform was not secured.  The second scaffold platform included a 2" x 8" plank connected to one vertical support, and then to two outriggers.  These scaffold platforms were not at least 18 inches wide.  These conditions exposed the employees to fall hazard of up to approximately 10 feet.

Issued

Jun 23, 2017

Abate by

Jul 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to the lower level:  a) Rangel Construction Inc. at 2280 S Downing St Denver, CO, 80210:  On and before March 21, 2017, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees working on scaffold platforms on the south and west sides of the building were protected from fall hazards.  Employees were installing soffit, and were not protected from falling though the use of guardrails, personal fall arrest systems, or other suitable fall protection.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet.

Issued

Jun 23, 2017

Abate by

Jul 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet 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)  Rangel Construction Inc. at 2280 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210: On and before March 21, 2017, the employer did not provide a ladder or other safe means of access for employees access two scaffold platforms that were approximately 6 feet above the ground.  This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 6 feet high.

Issued

Jun 23, 2017

Abate by

Jul 20, 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:  a)  Rangel Construction Inc. at 2280 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210: On and before March 21, 2017, the employer did not ensure that scaffolds were erected, moved, dismantled, or altered by a trained and experienced person under the supervision and direction of a competent person.  This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet.