OSHA Inspection: CARRILLO SIDING CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Abate by

Sep 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,441 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:     a) 1289 Walker Road, Dover, DE - On or about June 21, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that the base plates of a supported scaffold were bearing on mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  Employees working approximately 13 feet above grade on a pump-jack scaffold erected on compacted soil.    Abatement Note:  As required in 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.    In addition, as required in 29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3), scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Abate by

Sep 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,441 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4): Guardrail systems installed to meet the requirements of this section did not comply with the provisions listed in subparagraphs (i) through (xv) of this paragraph.    a) 1289 Walker Road, Dover, DE - On or about June 21, 2018 , the employer failed to ensure a guardrail system installed to be used for fall protection, complied with the requirements of the standard.  Specifically where a workbench was used as a toprail on a pump jack scaffold, a midrail, screen/mesh, or intermediate member (such as a baluster or additional rail) was not installed, exposing employees to fall hazards approximately 13 feet above grade.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Abate by

Oct 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Liberty Court Apartments, 1289 Walker Road, Dover, DE - On or about June 20, 2018, the employer failed to provide training related to the hazards of working on scaffolds and the procedures to use to minimize those hazards.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet while working from a pump jack scaffold.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Abate by

Sep 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $2,162 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     a) Liberty Court Apartments, 1289 Walker Road, Dover, DE - On or about June 21, 2018 the employer failed to provide fall protection to employees installing siding and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet above grade.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Abate by

Oct 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a) Liberty Court Apartments, 1289 Walker Road, Dover, DE - On or about June 21, 2018 the employer failed to provide fall protection training to employees installing siding and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet.