OSHA Inspection: TEXAS MASONRY COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,104 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.  On or about 30 May 2018, and at times prior thereto, masons were laying brick on a building under construction in which the top two levels of a 7-tier high tubular-welded frame scaffold did not have ladder access, exposing the workers to a fall hazard of approximately 45 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,218 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they or any conductive material handled on them might come closer than 10 feet to uninsulated, energized power lines.  On or about 30 May 2018, and at times prior thereto, masons were working on a tubular-welded frame scaffold that was within 10 feet from energized components of overhead power lines, exposing the workers to an electrical hazard of approximately 7200 volts.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,104 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.  On or about 30 May 2018, and at times prior thereto, masons were using a tubular-welded frame scaffold to perform brick laying on a building under construction in which the scaffold did not have fall protection, exposing the workers to fall hazards of up to approximately 45 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,434 · Current $2,660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below.  On or about 30 May 2018, and at times prior thereto, masons were utilizing a tubular welded frame scaffold to lay brick on a building under construction without toe boards in place, exposing workers below to the hazard of being struck by falling tools, materials, and debris.