OSHA Inspection: LALO STUCCO MASONRY AND SCAFFOLDS, INC.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary:    Southside of residential construction:  On or about May 8, 2018, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while applying stucco and silicon to a wall without adequate planking on the scaffold platform.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used, and cross braces were used as a means of access:      Southside of residential construction:  On or about May 8, 2018, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while performing stucco activities from a scaffold with no ladder for access.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffold was not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:    Southside of residential construction:  On or about May 8, 2018, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while performing stucco activities while working from a scaffold not erected by a competent person.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:    Southside of residential construction:  On or about May 8, 2018, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet while performing stucco work from a scaffold platform without guardrails, or other fall protection.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-10 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 performs work while on a scaffold effectively trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  Southside of residential construction:  On or about May 8, 2018, employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing stucco work from a scaffold without being trained to recognize the hazards and procedures to avoid them.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:    Southside of residential construction:  On or about May 8, 2018, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet, while applying silicon to windows without using a personal fall arrest system or any alternative fall protection measures.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 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 a fall hazard, that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of a fall and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Roof of new residential construction:  On or about May 8, 2018, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 6 feet while performing stucco activities on a roof without being trained in fall protection.