OSHA Inspection: JUAN CARLOS PAINTING

Issued

2018-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

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) Alexion Buckhead Apartments, Second floor balcony: On or about 11/15/2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to falls of approximately 15-feet to the lower level, in that employees were not provided with a safe means of access on and off the pump jack scaffold system. Employees used balcony railings to access the scaffold and balcony area.

Issued

2018-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

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) Alexion Buckhead Apartments, Second level in the courtyard: On or about 11/15/217, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 15-feet to the lower concrete surface, in that employees were not connected to the life-lines provided and were not protected from falls to the lower level as they were not tied off.

Issued

2018-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   (a) Alexion Buckhead Apartments, Eyebrow ledge located over the 5th floor: On or about 11/15/2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to falls of 56-ft., 8-inches to the lower level, in that the employee was not provided with a fall protection system while engaged in painting activities.