OSHA Inspection: EV-AIR-TIGHT SHOEMAKER RESTORATION, INC.

Issued

Sep 7, 2018

Abate by

Sep 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $11,641

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:    a)  4000 I St., NW, Alley On or about March 7, 2018, workers were exposed to a 30 foot fall when the platform they were working from failed.   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

Sep 7, 2018

Abate by

Sep 27, 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:        a)  1400 I St., NW, Alley - On or about March 7, 2018, the project foreman who supervised the erection of a temporary work platform (scaffold), did not act as a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, in that, the epoxy used to adhere anchor bolts to a brick wall was not given adequate time to properly cure before imposing anticipated loads and that the scaffold was not provided with end rails.   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

Sep 7, 2018

Abate by

Sep 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,068 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:     4000 I St., NW, Alley  The employer did not insure that two construction workers installing nylon netting from a temporary work platform  were protected from falling 30 feet by either personal fall arrest systems, standard guardrails or netting.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).