OSHA Inspection: ARCHER WESTERN CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Jul 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $10,267 Reduced

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 and such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:    On or about 04/12/2017, employees were exposed to a 30 foot fall hazard, in that, system scaffold side brackets were erected during progress of work without the supervision of a competent person trained on system scaffold (modular scaffold) safety and the work was performed by employees who were not trained on system scaffold side bracket erection.

Issued

Jul 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 as required by paragraph (a)(1)-(5) of this section:     a. Inside the elevator shaft, employees used a system scaffold by moving scaffold brackets to the various working elevations. Employees were not provided training and education on scaffold use as follows:    1. The nature of fall hazards and any falling object hazards.   2. The correct procedures for dealing with erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection system and falling object protection system being used.   3. The proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of material on the scaffold.   4. The maximum intended load and load carrying capacities of the scaffold.   5. Any other pertinent requirements of Subpart "L" (Scaffolds) under 29 CFR 1926.

Issued

Jul 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:     a. Inside the elevator shaft, employees erected a system scaffold by moving scaffold brackets to various working elevations. Employees were not provided training and education on scaffold erection as follows:     1. The nature of scaffold hazards;   2. The correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question;   3. The design criteria, maximum intended load-carrying capacity and intended use of the scaffold;   4. Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart.