OSHA Inspection: GTO STUCCO & DESIGNS, LLC

Issued

2017-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.    (a) The employer did not ensure that the working surface of a scaffold system was fully planked, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(i): Guys, ties, and braces were not installed at locations where horixontal members support both inner and outer legs.    (a) The employer did not ensure that all bracing was installed on the scaffold, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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) The employer did not ensure that a means of access was provided for a tubular welded scaffold. Employees were using tubular welded scaffold uprights for descent that were not designed for access, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

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:  (a) The employer did not ensure that fall protection was being used when conducting construction work from a scaffold system, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  (a) The employer did not ensure that all employees were using fall protection when conducting construction work on a commercial building.

Issued

2017-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(m)(2): Crawling boards were not secured to the roof by ridge hooks or by means that met equivalent criteria (e.g., strength and durability).    (a) The employer did not ensure that crawling boards were secured when conducting construction work on a commercial building, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2173.00 Reduced

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) The employer did not ensure that employees were trained in recognizing fall hazards and implementing fall protection when conducting construction work from a scaffold system.

Issued

2017-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The employer did not ensure that employees were trained in recognizing fall hazards and utilizing fall protection.