OSHA Inspection: HUTCHINSON STUCCO, INC.

Issued

2017-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1304.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a) Front and Side of Garage - On or about September 1, 2017, employees working on a two tier tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet onto earthen ground because the scaffolding was not fully planked.    b) Side of Garage - On or about September 1, 2017, an employee who used a two tier tubular welded frame scaffold to get up to the first story roof of a house was exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet onto earthen ground because the scaffolding was not fully planked.

Issued

2017-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Front and Side of Garage - On or about September 1, 2017, employees working on the first and second levels of a two tier tubular welded frame scaffold accessed the upper levels that were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access by climbing the ends of the scaffold, which were not equipped with suitable means of access, thus exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet onto earthen ground.  b) Side of Garage - On or about September 1, 2017, an employee working on the balcony under the rear second story windows used a two tier tubular welded frame scaffold to access upper levels of the scaffold that were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access to get up to the first story roof by climbing the ends of the scaffold, which were not equipped with suitable means of access, thus exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet onto earthen ground.

Issued

2017-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1304.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a) Rear Balcony and First Story Roof - On or about September 1, 2017, an employee performing stucco work on the balconies under the second story rear windows at a new two-story residence was exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 13 feet onto earthen ground in that the worker was not fall protected.