OSHA Inspection: BULLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and/or braces were not installed  according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (56.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet ((0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less therafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91m) wide.    a) Jobsite: Employees were working from and around a tubular welded frame scaffold that was 4 levels high without the use of guys, ties or braces; thus exposing employees to scaffold collapse.    Condition was observed on or about 30 MAR 2018.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-17 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, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a) Jobsite: The Employer did not ensure that the scaffold legs had screw jacks and base plates installed thus exposing employees to a scaffold collapse hazard.  Condition was observed on or about 30 MAR 2018.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-17 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 shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:    a) Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while working on a scaffold at heights greater than 10 feet without the use of a fall protection system.     Condition was observed on or about 30 MAR 2018.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs 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) Jobsite: Employer did not provide training that allowed employees to recognize, evaluate and mitigate hazards associated with scaffolds.   Condition was observed on or about 30 MAR 2018.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a) Jobsite: Employees were working from a scaffold without training or a competent person on site to ensure safety guidelines were followed.  Condition was observed on or about 30 MAR 2018.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) Jobsite: The employer did not provide training that allowed employees to recognize, evaluate and mitigate hazards associated with scaffolds such as but not limited to erecting/dismantling and falls.  Condition was observed on or about 30 MAR 2018.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:    a) Jobsite: Employees were working on various levels of a scaffold that were not fully planked; thus exposing the employees to trip and fall hazards.     Condition was observed on or about 30 MAR 2018.