OSHA Inspection: SUPREME STUCCO & PLASTERING, INC.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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:  a. On or about November 1, 2017, at the building's front exterior elevation, the employer provided a two-tier scaffold system with access points greater than 2 foot to the scaffold platform, but did not provide a ladder for safe access, thereby exposing a subcontracted employee to caught in and fall hazards when climbing other scaffold components for access to the work platforms.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:   a. On or about November 1, 2017, at the building's front exterior elevation, the employer provided a two-tier scaffold system which was not properly inspected to ensure that a ladder was provided for safe access and that fall protection systems (guard rails) were installed, thereby exposing a subcontracted employee to caught in and fall hazards when working from a scaffold platform.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. On or about November 1, 2017, at the building's front exterior elevation, the employer provided a two-tier scaffold system which was not completely erected to prevent fall hazards, thereby exposing a subcontracted employee to fall hazards greater than 14-foot when working from the scaffolds second tier work platforms.