OSHA Inspection: R&J SERVICES AND PAINTING LLC

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 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:    On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while operating a suspended scaffold that was not inspected prior to being used, to renovate the exterior walls of an existing high-rise apartment building.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working from a suspended scaffold that was not erected, moved, dismantled and altered by experienced and trained employees.   NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(12)(ii): Wire rope clips used on suspension scaffold ropes were not installed according to the manufacturer's recommendations:  On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while renovating the exterior walls of an existing high-rise apartment building from a suspension scaffold that did not have its outrigger tieback clips (fist-grips) inspected, installed and torqued to the manufacturers specifications.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold was not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system:  On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees who were not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system, were exposed to a fall hazard while renovating the exterior walls of an existing high-rise apartment building from a suspension scaffold.      NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 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:    On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not train each employee who performed work from a suspension scaffold to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in in question:    On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not train employees who were involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, and/or inspecting a suspension scaffold, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems were exposed to a fall hazard while erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a suspension scaffold(s) from a rooftop of an existing high-rise apartment building, exposing the employees to a fall hazards.     NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(9): Lanyards and/or vertical lifelines did not have a minimum breaking strength of 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN):    On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees in a suspension scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard while using personal fall arrest systems with lifelines that were tied-off with knots, to an anchor point, and were abraded and weather damaged.               NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working from a suspension scaffold with the use of personal fall arrest systems that were rigged such that during a fall the worker would free fall more than 6-feet and contact the lower level.      NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not train employees who used personal fall arrest systems from a suspension scaffold to recognize the hazards of falling and in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize fall hazards.      NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jun 12, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $218 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(20): The employer did not provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall or did not assure that employees were able to rescue themselves:    On or about December 15, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were observed operating a suspension scaffold, for the purpose of renovating the exterior walls on all sides of an existing high-rise apartment building, while using Personal Fall Arrest Systems, during which the employer did not provide a written plan for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a suspended-fall, nor did the employer assure that employees were able to rescue themselves in the event of a suspended-fall, therefore exposing the employees to fall hazards/post-fall injuries resulting from a suspended fall.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.