OSHA Inspection: ALSTON STUCCO

Issued

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph.    a) Jobsite: Northern scaffold - The supported tubular welded frame scaffold, measuring approximately 32 feet in elevation and approximately 5 feet in width, was not restrained from tipping or falling over by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means. Employees were performing stucco operations from the 4th working platforms, approximately 26 feet above ground level, and from the outrigger above the 4th working platform, approximately 28 ft. above ground level.    Noted on or about 2/15.

Issued

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a) Jobsite: Northern scaffold - The supported tubular welded frame scaffold was at risk of collapsing or shifting because the legs, which rested on wet soil, did not bear on base plates and mud sills.  Employees were performing masonry operations from the outrigger above the 4th working platform, approximately 28 feet above ground level, and from the 4th working platform, approximately 26 feet above ground level.  Noted on or about 2/15/18.

Issued

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): A means of access for scaffold platforms more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, such as 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.     a) Jobsite: North and South scaffolds - The employer did not provide a safe means of access from one level of the tubular supported welded frame scaffold to another by the use of portable ladders, hook-on ladders or other acceptable means. Employees climbed the scaffold supports to access the 4th working platforms.    Noted on or about 2/15/18.

Issued

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.    a) Jobsite: Southern scaffold - The employer did not ensure that all working levels of the supported tubular welded frame scaffold were fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports. An employee was performing stucco work activities from the 4th working platform of the scaffold, approximately 26 feet above ground level.    Observed on or about 2/15/18.

Issued

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    a) Jobsite: North and South scaffolds - Employees conducting masonry operations from the 4th working platforms of supported tubular welded frame scaffolds, and from the outrigger sections above the 4th working platforms of the scaffolds, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 26 and 28 feet above ground level without the use of fall protection systems.    Observed on or about 2/15/18.

Issued

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-17 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 on a scaffold be 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) Jobsite: The employer did not train their employees to recognize the hazards that are present when working from supported tubular welded frame scaffolds, and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Noted on or about 2/15/18

Issued

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program as may be necessary to comply with this part.   a) Jobsite - The employer did not develop and implement an accident prevention program to assist in identifying working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to the health or safety of their employees.  Noted on or about 2/15/18.

Issued

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200 paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training would be met.    a) Jobsite - The employer did not have a written hazard communication program at the workplace.  Employees were performing masonry operations and were handling hazardous chemicals contained in Portland Cement Type I.    Noted on or about 2/15/18