OSHA Inspection: ERIN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $2118.00 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) 28 Stonewold Way, Wilmington, DE - On or about November 8, 2017, the employer failed to provide safe access to a fabricated frame scaffold.  Employees accessed three levels of scaffold by climbing the scaffold frames which were not specifically designed and constructed for use as ladder rungs.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2472.00 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) 28 Stonewold Way, Wilmington, DE - On or about November 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure that employees working on a fabricated frame scaffold, greater than 10 feet above grade, were protected from falls by the use of a personal fall arrest system or properly installed guardrails.  Employees were working on the third level of the scaffold where guardrails were not installed.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.   a) 28 Stonewold Way, Wilmington, DE - On or about November 8, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that guardrails were properly installed along all open sides and ends of platforms on the fabricated frame scaffold on which employees were working.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2472.00 Reduced

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) 28 Stonewold Way, Wilmington, DE - On or about November 8, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that a fabricated frame scaffold, on which employees were performing work, was inspected by a competent person before each work shift.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $305.00 · Current $198.00 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) 28 Stonewold Way, Wilmington, DE- On or about November 8, 2017, the employer failed to ensure employees performing work on a fabricated frame scaffold had received training in the recognition of hazards associated with scaffolding or the manner in which to control or minimize hazards.    Abatement Note:      The training program must be by a qualified person the type of scaffold being used to control or minimize the hazards.  Training should include the following applicable areas:  1.  Nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling objects in the workplace area.  2.  Correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining and disassembling the fall protection system, and falling object protection system being used.  3.  The proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold.  4.  The maximum extended load and the load-carrying capacities of the scaffold used and  any other pertinent requirement.