OSHA Inspection: CAMOR PLASTERING, INC.

Issued

2017-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $1631.00 Reduced

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:    On or about April 5, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were working from a tubular welded scaffold up to approximately 12 feet high without all platforms being fully planked, exposing the employees to fall hazards.       Instance (1): 2nd tier of the scaffold on the back of the townhome not fully planked.    Instance (2): 1st tier of the scaffold on the back of the townhome not fully planked.    Instance (3): Side of the townhome 2nd tier not fully planked.

Issued

2017-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-27 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:  On or about April 5, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were working on a tubular welded scaffold without being trained by the employer on how to recognize scaffold hazardous conditions, exposing the employees to a fall hazards.

Issued

2017-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1358.00 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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:    On or about April 5, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were working on a tubular welded scaffold up to approximately 16 feet high without the employer providing an access ladder, exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1358.00 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:    On or about April 5, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were working on a tubular welded scaffold up to approximately 16 feet high without all scaffold tiers having a side rail installed, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $305.00 · Current $153.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact:    On or about April 5, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were applying stucco to the exterior of the new townhome under construction without utilizing gloves, exposing the employees to chemical irritations.

Issued

2017-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:  On or about April 5, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were working on a tubular welded scaffold up to approximately 12 feet high without installing toe boards, exposing the employees to struck-by hazards.