OSHA Inspection: SML CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Jun 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced

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:  A- Pump Jack Scaffold: Employees engaged in siding work from a pump jack scaffold in which the supporting legs were not provided a firm foundation exposing the worker to scaffold collapse. Condition noted on or about 04/28/2017

Issued

Jun 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 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- Pump Jack Scaffold: An employee engaged in siding work from a pump jack scaffold in which a means of scaffold access/egress was not provided exposing the worker to fall hazards of 20 ft to the ground below Condition noted on or about 04/28/2017

Issued

Jun 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.  A- Pump Jack Scaffold: An employee engaged in siding work from a pump jack scaffold in which a means of fall protection was not provided exposing the worker to fall hazards of 20 ft to the ground below Condition noted on or about 04/28/2017

Issued

Jun 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  a-Pump Jack Scaffold: Scaffold support leg was not braced at the base exposing the workers to scaffold kick-out and collapse. Condition noted on or about 04/28/2017.

Issued

Jun 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced

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.  Building Exterior: An employee was working from an unprotected awning ledge in which a means of fall protection was not utilized exposing the worker to fall hazards of approximately 14ft to the ground below. Condition noted on or about 04/28/2017.