OSHA Inspection: PIERRE CONSTRUCTION GROUP

Issued

2018-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $9000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.    On or about 6/26/2018 at 11665 Lewis Braselton Boulevard Braselton, GA, rear of building, employees performing bracket installation activities were exposed to fall hazards of 13-feet to the concrete pad below where the job-made mobile scaffold working surface did not have complete guardrails installed at the ends of the extended platform.

Issued

2018-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iv): Midrails were not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface:    On or about 6/26/2018 at 11665 Lewis Braselton Boulevard Braselton, GA, rear of building, employees performing bracket installation activities were exposed to fall hazards of 13-feet to the concrete pad below where the 3 section job-made mobile scaffold working surface did not have complete midrails installed at:    a. the left section scaffold face  b. the right section scaffold end  c. the left section scaffold end

Issued

2018-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $7500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2): Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner:    On or about 6/26/2018 at 11665 Lewis Braselton Boulevard Braselton, GA employees were exposed to fall hazards of 13-feet to the concrete pad below where the job-made scaffold could be moved. The employer failed to insure that all locking type casters were properly functioning or in use. Casters in use were not positively locked in that the braking mechanisms did not make contact with all respective casters or were not engaged from left to right at the:    a. far left front caster plate did not make contact with the wheel when brake is engaged.  b. second row front caster brake not engaged  c. second row back caster brake not engaged  d. third row rear caster plate did not make contact with the wheel when brake is engaged.  e. far right front caster plate did not make contact with the wheel when brake is engaged.

Issued

2018-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $7500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(7): The mobile scaffold platform extended outward beyond the base supports of the scaffold and outrigger frames or equivalent devices were not used to ensure stability:    On or about 6/26/2018 at 11665 Lewis Braselton Boulevard Braselton, GA employees performing caulk application during the installation of brackets were exposed to fall hazards of 13-feet to the concrete pad below where the job-made mobile scaffold working surface extended beyond the support of the frame.