OSHA Inspection: EXCELLENCE IN SIDING

Issued

2017-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings where not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:    (a)  Excellence in Siding, at 6693 6th St., Frederick, CO 80530:  On and before July 27, 2017, the employer did not ensure that scaffolding in use by employees had adequate footing for the surface on which it was positioned.  Employees were using a pump jack scaffold to perform siding on the east side of the house, and the pump jack scaffold was set on the open ground with no footing.  The pump jack scaffold was subject to settling or displacement, and did not have an adequate stable support.  This condition exposed employees using the scaffold to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 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:  (a)  Excellence in Siding, at 6611 5th St., Frederick, CO 80530:  On and before July 27, 2017, the employer did not ensure that the guardrails in use with the pump jack scaffold met the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  The pump jack scaffold was missing its endrails and midrails.  This condition exposed employees using the scaffold to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet.

Issued

2017-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    (a)  Excellence in Siding, at 6681 6th St., Frederick, CO 80530; On and before July 27, 2017, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falling while working on the roof of a two-story single family home.  An employee was performing siding and soffit work while working from the roof and was not using fall protection.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet.

Issued

2017-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers:    (a)  Excellence in Siding, at 6681 6th St., Frederick, CO 80530; On and before July 27, 2017, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falling while working in close proximity to open window well holes.  Employees erected pump jack scaffold in close proximity to the window well holes.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet.