OSHA Inspection: JOHNSON CHIMNEY SERVICE/HOME VENT SERVICE

Issued

2017-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8871.00 · Current $4500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide.     a) On or about October 3, 2017; east-side of residential home; the working platform of the scaffold system was not fully planked leaving an estimated 36 inch opening in which the employee could potentially fall 35-feet to ground level.

Issued

2017-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8871.00 · Current $4500.00 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) On or about October 3, 2017; east-side of residential home; employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard while working on a scaffold system whose legs were placed on the dirt and mulch.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2017-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8871.00 · Current $4500.00 Reduced

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.    a) On or about October 3, 2017; east-side of residential home; employees were not trained in recognizing hazards while working on a scaffold system such as but not limited to the working platform not being fully planked or mud sills not used exposing the employees to a potential fall hazard; estimated 35-feet to ground level.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.