NEW ORLEANS, LA —
OSHA Inspection: PARAMOUNT WATERPROOFING SOLUTIONS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PARAMOUNT WATERPROOFING SOLUTIONS in 1115 PRYTANIA ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118 (NAICS 238390). OSHA activity number 342715620.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PARAMOUNT WATERPROOFING SOLUTIONS
- Site address
- 1115 PRYTANIA ST.
- City
- NEW ORLEANS
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70118
- Mailing
- 410 OLIVIER ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238390
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $2,662 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. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. a) 1115 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA; On or about October 18, 2017, the employer failed to ensure a scaffold used to perform work to the exterior of a building was equipped with a ladder for access and egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2662.1
- — Z (S) $3803
1926.451 F06
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $2,662 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).Note: Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section. a) 1115 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA; On or about October 18, 2017, the employer allowed employees to work from a scaffold within 10 feet of an energized power-line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2662.1
- — Z (S) $3803
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. a) 1115 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA; On or about October 18, 2017, the employer allowed an employee to erect a scaffold while not under supervision of a competent person qualified in scaffold erecting.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3803
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $2,662 Reduced
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 (3.1 m) 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) 1115 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA; On or about October 18, 2017, the employer did not ensure employees working from a scaffold were protected by a complete guardrail system or wore fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2662.1
- — Z (S) $3803
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) 1115 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA; On or about October 18, 2017, the employer allowed employees to work from a scaffold that did not have base plates affixed to each scaffold leg.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342715620.
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