OSHA Inspection: JOHN FAGAN DBA JOHN'S MASONRY, ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1266.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(5)(ii): Suspension scaffold support devices such as cornice hooks, roof hooks, roof irons, parapet clamps, or similar devices were not supported by bearing blocks;    a)  On June 8, 2018, employees were working from a rope two-point suspension scaffold where the cornice hooks were not supported by bearing blocks.

Issued

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Vertical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, independent of the scaffold, and protected from sharp edges and abrasion.  Safe points of anchorage include structural members of buildings, but do not include standpipes, vents, other piping systems, electrical conduit, outrigger beams, or counterweights:    a) On June 8, 2018, the employer provided for employee use vertical lifelines that were not protected from abrasion.

Issued

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(iv):  Vertical lifelines, independent support lines, and suspension ropes shall not be attached to each other, nor shall they be attached to or use the same point of anchorage, nor shall they be attached to the same point on the scaffold or personal fall arrest system:    a)  On June 8, 2018, the employer provided for employee use  vertical lifelines that were attached to the same point of anchorage that was being used for suspension scaffold tiebacks.  b)  On June 8, 2018, the employer provided for employee use one singular rope to be utilized by two employees as both of the employees' lifelines with one single point of anchorage.

Issued

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iii): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels or equivalent structural members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the scaffold platform:    a) On June 8, 2018, employees were performing masonry work from a rope two-point suspension scaffold platform where there was not a midrail or equivalent member installed.

Issued

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1266.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): Suspension scaffold power-operated hoists or manually operated hoists did not have a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a  hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in  momentum or an accelerated over-speed:      a)  On June 8, 2018, the employer provided for employee use a rope two-point suspension scaffold which did not have a braking device or locking pawl.

Issued

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17): Manually operated hoists did not have a positive crank force to descend:    a)  On June 8, 2018, the employer provided for employee use a rope two-point suspension scaffold where the manually operated hoist did not have a positive crank force to descend.

Issued

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1268.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed 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) On or about June 8, 2018, the employer did not provide the employees with training to recognize and eliminate the hazards associated with working from suspension scaffolding.

Issued

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  a)  On June 8, 2018, the employer provided for employee use personal fall protection that was rigged in a way allowing the employees to free fall more than 6 feet.