OSHA Inspection: NAPLES DRYWALL & PLASTERING, INC.

Issued

Aug 6, 2018

Abate by

Aug 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 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 as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    On or about 4/25/2018, at 185 Pago Pago Drive West, in the city of Naples, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while using a 4-tier scaffold that lacked planking.     Instance 1:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 12ft while installing black paper from the 2nd tier fabricated frame scaffold.   Instance 2:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 30ft while installing corner beads from the 4th tier fabricated frame scaffold.     PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Aug 6, 2018

Abate by

Aug 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 Reduced

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:    On or about 4/25/2018, at 185 Pago Pago Drive West, in the city of Naples, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while using a 4-tier scaffold that lacked base plates and mudsills.     Instance 1:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 12ft while working from a scaffold that was not installed with base plates.   Instance 2:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 30ft while working from a scaffold that was not installed with base plates.      PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Aug 6, 2018

Abate by

Aug 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 Reduced

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:    On or about 4/25/2018, at 185 Pago Pago Drive West, in the city of Naples, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while using a 4-tier scaffold that lacked guardrails.     Instance 1:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 12ft while installing black paper from the 2nd tier fabricated frame scaffold that lacked guardrails.   Instance 2:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 30ft while installing corner beads from the 4th tier fabricated frame scaffold that lacked guardrails.     PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Aug 6, 2018

Abate by

Aug 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 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.  End frames were used as a means of access:    On or about 4/25/2018, at 185 Pago Pago Drive West, in the city of Naples, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while using a 4-tier scaffold that lacked a ladder to access all tiers of the scaffold.     Instance 1:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 12ft while climbing down the end frames from the 2nd tier of the fabricated frame scaffold.   Instance 2:  An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 30ft while climbing down the end frames from the 2nd tier of the fabricated frame scaffold.    PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Aug 6, 2018

Abate by

Sep 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 4/25/2018, at 185 Pago Pago Drive West, in the city of Naples, the employer did not ensure a competent person inspected a 4-tier scaffold with several deficiencies exposing employees to fall hazards.   PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.