OSHA Inspection: HAMILTON MASONRY LLC

Issued

Sep 21, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:  a) Building C - On or about July 18, 2018 and prior to, employees working on a three tier tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to struck-by hazards and fall hazards of up to approximately 17 feet, 8 inches in that the employer did not ensure that all of the frames were plumb to prevent swaying and displacement.

Issued

Sep 21, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Building C - On or about July 18, 2018 and times prior to, employees working on the second level of a three tier tubular welded frame scaffold accessed scaffold platforms that were more than 2 feet above a point of access by climbing the ends of the scaffold, which were not equipped with suitable means of access, thus exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 17 feet, 8 inches.

Issued

Sep 21, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:  a) Building C - On or about July 18, 2018 and times prior to, employees were working on a three tier tubular welded frame scaffold that did not have guardrail systems installed along all open sides and ends of platforms, thus exposing the employee to fall hazards of up to approximately 17 feet, 8 inches.

Issued

Sep 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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) Second Floor Balcony, Building C - On or about July 18, 2018, an employee was permitted to walk/work at the edge of an open-sided balcony without being fall protected, thus exposing the employee to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet, 7.9 inches.