OSHA Inspection: TEXAS LATH & MASONRY, LLC

Issued

2017-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Where scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers, stairway-type ladders, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used for access:    An employee utilized a scissor lift to access the roof of a building with a change in elevation from the scaffold platform to the roof greater than 2 feet, and no acceptable means of access was provided. This exposed the employee to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet.

Issued

2017-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

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:    An employee was utilizing a scissor lift to access the roof of a building and the mid-rail was not in place, nor did the employee utilize an acceptable means of fall protection when transitioning from the scissor lift to the roof. This exposed the employee to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet.

Issued

2017-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-14 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.  An employee utilized a scissor lift to access the roof of a building and was not provided with fall protection training prior to being assigned work at heights greater than 6 feet.