OSHA Inspection: WASHINGTON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2018-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1500.00 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.      a) On or about January 30, 2018; rear of residential home; employees were accessing the ladder-jack scaffold system by pulling themselves up from the top of the floor trusses exposing them to a 20-foot fall to ground level.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2018-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1500.00 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:     a) On or about January 30, 2018; rear of residential home; employees were not trained by the employer on the hazards associated with ladder-jacks such as but not limited to erecting, dismantling, securing and usage. The lack of training exposed the employees to a potential fall hazard of 20-feet to ground level while using the equipment.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2018-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) On or about January 30, 2018; rear of residential home; employees were on a ladder-jack scaffold system without fall protection in place to protect them from falling 20-feet to ground level.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2018-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about January 30, 2018; rear of residential home; the employer had not provided training to the employees working on the ladder-jack scaffold system such as but not limited to the hazards associated with the use of the scaffold.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2018-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4): Ladders used to support ladder jacks were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping as required     a) On or about January 30, 2018; rear of residential home; employees were on a ladder-jack scaffold system which was not secured from displacement exposing them to a 20-foot fall to ground level.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2018-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     a) On or about January 30, 2018; rear of residential home; employees were standing on the edge of the unguarded platform without fall protection exposing them to a 20-foot fall.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2018-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) On or about January30, 2018; throughout site; the employer had not ensured that the employees have received fall protection training.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).