OSHA Inspection: GM CUSTOM EXTERIORS, LLC

Issued

Dec 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $3,696

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.  a) On or about August 21, 2018, and at times prior thereto employees were working at heights above 10 feet where scaffold levels were not fully planked.  Note-Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  a) On or about August 21, 2018, and at times prior thereto employees were working at heights above 10 feet where scaffold walkways were between 8.5 inches and 17 inches wide at main levels, turns around corners, and at scaffold side brackets.  Note-Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): Where guardrails were not installed along the front edge of the platform or all employees were not protected from falling with the use of personal fall arrest systems, the front edge of the scaffold platform was more than 14 inches:  a) On or about August 21, 2018, and at times prior thereto employees were working at heights above 10 feet where the scaffold front edge was between 19.5 inches and 29 inches from the building.  Note-Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  a) On or about August 21, 2018, and at times prior thereto employees were working at heights up to 30 feet and were egressing the scaffold from the fourth tier to the ground using the scaffold frames and the crossbraces.  Note-Abatement documentation and certification are required for this item.

Issued

Dec 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a) On or about August 21, 2018, and at times prior thereto employees were working at heights up to 30 feet where a personal fall arrest system, or complete guardrail system was not used.  Note-Abatement documentation and certification are required for this item.

Issued

Dec 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.  a) On or about August 21, 2018, and at times prior thereto employees were working at heights up to 30 feet where a personal fall arrest system, or complete guardrail system was not used at open sides and ends of platforms.  Note-Abatement documentation and certification are required for this item.

Issued

Dec 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

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:  a) On or about August 21, 2018, and at times prior thereto employees were working at heights up to and below 30 feet where toe boards were not installed on each scaffold level.  Note-Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $3,696

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(3): Frames and panels were not joined together vertically by coupling or stacking pins or equivalent means:  a) On or about August 21, 2018, and at times prior thereto employees were working on a four tiered scaffold where the  scaffold base section was not pinned to the section above it.  Note-Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a) On or about August 21, 2018, and at times prior thereto an employee accessed, worked on, and egressed a 35 foot tall roof edge from the fifth tier of a scaffold, where no fall protection was used.   Note-Abatement documentation and certification are required for this item.